Eco-house: passive house with renewable energy installations for educational purposes
About this good practice
The educative,demonstrational place to learn by an experiment was necessary, as knowledge about RES plays a crucial role in future development of energy systems.We need the qualified experts to create energy communities and build reliable systems in local environment.
Project was created for pursuing practical vocational training in professions as:renewable energy technician and electrician. It focused on students and teachers,but it's also an ecological practice for other observers.
Designing passive house was based on the use of pro-ecological architectural, technological innovations and the selection of building and insulation materials.The creation process, the budget,realisation was deeply considered.The students were included on every stage of process.
Eco-house can show the big amount of sustainable solutions in practice,as:
-Installing a solar collector
-Solar collector controller programming
-Solar lamp operation
-Operation and measurement of the photovoltaic installation
-Assembly of electrical installation
-Grounding measurement
-Comparing light sources
-Rain water collectors
-gardening of honey plants
It aims to strengthen the environmental education and build responsibility for the environment.It let to expand knowledge constantly.Every single year new technicians can be prepared to understood what “eco” means. A self-sufficient house meets educational needs and not to have a negative impact on the surroundings.
Resources needed
The project was created on the premises of the Team of workshops No.3 of Bielsko-Biała Education Center.It's built by students under the supervision of teachers of practical profession.Materials for its constructing and equipping was excluded from institution budget.No external financing included.
Evidence of success
Eco-house enables students to learn about reality directly and supports the educational process.Teachers use it to increase practical knowledge on the field of ecology and RES.It gives measurable benefits-the possibility of educating good professionals.Year by year increasing of use,dozens of technicians trained on field of RES since the start of initiative,hundreds of practice lessons conducted. Except of didactic measures,it provides active protection for environment and animals.
Potential for learning or transfer
Eco-house is a functioning example of correct solutions in energy-saving, RES and ecology.It is a valuable for practical vocational training of young people.It supports specific educational process for renewable energy technicians and electricians and allows to get practical skills,while also providing general environmental education and building responsibility for the natural environment.Not only students can see how this facility works – it's also a place for people who want to get familiar with the topic of RES.The building exist in the public space, it gives impact on citizens, building their awareness on sustainable solutions.It can change energy decisions in local communities,as it builds the dissemination of climate policy.
Initiative like that should be created in more places to spread the knowledge and make the topic of RES known.It's a relatively easy project to transfer with numerous benefits from its implementation.It can be developed on small scale without external funds.
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