Nils van Willigenburg's Blog

My End of year Video!

nvanwilligenburg — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:11:49 +0000

My Pictures of my Final Product.

nvanwilligenburg — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:10:05 +0000

http://picasaweb.google.com/smartnw/ScienceProject09?authkey=Gv1sRgCKik27X9qt7qCw#

My Research

nvanwilligenburg — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:59:45 +0000

Project:

To Build a house which can withstand the floods. [Based for the levels of water rising in Holland.]

Climate Change:

Main reasons why the sea level is rising:

- The Ice Caps are melting due to the heating of their surroundings.

- Glaciers are melting for the same reason.

- And as Water gets warmer. It expands. So then it will take up more space.

What has happened before?

Columbia.

Questions I will need to answer,
1. If we are in the year of 2050, how high will the water level have risen in the Netherlands?
2. Will it be possible to use Solar Power in 2050?
3. The house has to be well isolated, So which materials should the walls and roof be made of?
4. What Color should the outside wall be to preserve Energy?
5. Why is the sea level rising?
6. How much is the sea level rising?

By 2050 the water level in Holland with be at around 35 centimeters higher than it is now.
60% of the country will be covered by water.
Next to the water the Temperature also rises by about 1 – 2 temperatures.
We have to decrease our emissions by 6 percent to save the earth.

Yes, the sun won’t implode until 5 billion years.

According to this website. Fiberglass, cellulose, polyicynene, and expanded polystyrene are the best kinds of isolation. All of these Materials have special gasses which do not allow heat to pass through.

Light Colors ex. White, reflects most of the colors that beam on it. Darker Colors ex. Black, therefore absorb colors and convert them into heat. If I paint my house a dark color then it will absorb heat and then the owners don’t have such a high heat bill.

Melting of the Ice caps, Parma frost, laterally all ice is the main cause of the sea level rising.

“As the climate has warmed following the end of a recent cold period known as the “Little Ice Age” in the 19th century, sea level has been rising about 1 to 2 millimeters per year due to the reduction in volume of ice caps, ice fields, and mountain glaciers in addition to the thermal expansion of ocean water.” And when water heats up. It Expands so more space is needed.

;) Picture

nvanwilligenburg — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:35:58 +0000

My Project.

nvanwilligenburg — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:32:31 +0000

I have to create a house. Not a normal house. A Disaster protected house.

Look at this map of holland:

All the blue are parts which are under the water level. This

can go as low as around negative 20!!Holland is literally

half dug out of the earth. We dutchpeople have made

something against the water, a dam.Dams are strong

and somewhat reliable. Imaging though, thta one of the dams broke! Catastophe!! everything would be underwater. Unless

a house is created which can hold against a disaster like a flood.

The Problem.

nvanwilligenburg — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:54:10 +0000

We are in the year 2050. The last years have become Catastophic on Earth. Counties have been flooded and droughted. Temperatures have been going from -20°C to +60°C. I, Achitect Nils van Willigenburg, have been assigned to create a house to with stand the amazing, powerfull forces of nature.

The Green Song.

nvanwilligenburg — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:39:59 +0000

Hallaw!!

nvanwilligenburg — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:26:26 +0000

Hallaw….