Topic 3.5- Heating and Insulating Buildings

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What may solar panels contain?
Solar panels may contain water that is heated by radiation from the sun.
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How can the heated water from solar panels be used?
This water may then be used to heat buildings or to provide domestic hot water
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What can be done to reduce energy loss and consumption?
Building alterations such as insulation and double glazed windows are a way to reduce energy loss and consumption
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What do U-values measure?
U-values measure how effective a material is as an insulator
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The lower the u-value....
...the better the material is as an insulator
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How can the heated water from solar panels be used?

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This water may then be used to heat buildings or to provide domestic hot water

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What can be done to reduce energy loss and consumption?

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What do U-values measure?

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The lower the u-value....

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