RG+Environmentally+Sustainable+Homestead

Welcome to the Sustainable Homestead Activity! Over the next few weeks you will be working in groups of 3 to create an environmentally sustainable home. You will learn lots about sustainability and apply your skills at constructing in 3D in Reaction Grid.

During the next few lessons you and your groups will be working on creating a 3D model of a sustainable homestead. Each group will be assigned a different topic and area to work on. You will be responsible for finding out more about your topic, designing and building the 3D element you are responsible for.

Diagram


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Topics
The various options are organised in the table below.


 * ** Agricultural Centres **
 * Livestock **


 * 1) ** Cows **
 * 2) ** Barn **
 * 3) ** Ducks **
 * 4) ** Duck Pen **
 * 5) ** Chickens **
 * 6) ** Chicken Coop **
 * 7) ** Goats **
 * 8) ** Goat Pen **
 * 9) ** Fish **
 * 10) ** Horses **
 * 11) ** Horse Stalls ** || ** Gardens **


 * 1) ** Passive Solar Greenhouse **
 * 2) ** Raised bed Garden **
 * 3) ** Vertical Garden **
 * 4) ** Orchard **
 * 5) ** Gray Water Irrigation system **
 * 6) ** Scarecrows **
 * 7) ** Compost **
 * 8) ** Clay Pot Irrigation ** || ** Dwelling **
 * (Each component to be free standing and connected by a pathway) **
 * 1) ** Bedroom **
 * 2) ** Kitchen **
 * 3) ** Solar Outdoor Shower, Bathroom(connected to rainwater and gray water irrigation) **
 * 4) ** Living Room **
 * 5) ** Deck **
 * 6) ** Laundry Area- connected to gray water system ** ||
 * ** Utility Centre **


 * 1) ** Well **
 * 2) ** Water Storage **
 * 3) ** Rain Water Storage **
 * 4) ** Utility Shed (solar battery storage) **
 * 5) ** Solar Panels-for electricity on roof **
 * 6) ** Hot Water Tank and Solar Panel for heating it **
 * 7) ** Septic Tank **
 * 8) ** Wind Turbines **
 * 9) ** Telecommunications Satellite ** || ** Tools and-transport **


 * 1) ** Wagons/wheel barrows **
 * 2) ** Tool shed/tools? **
 * 3) ** Paths and Trails **
 * 4) ** Boat **
 * 5) ** Bio Diesel Brewing Station ** ||   ||


 * The following table indicates the way in which the jobs have been split up by class.**

Useful Websites
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