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September 2013
Sensor Trees Nearing Completion
Extremely mobile and easily adjustable, these sensor trees have been designed to take accurate measurements at designated heights throughout the Interlock house. These devices will make it possible to accuire accurate readings different heights throughout the house. The wonderful thing about the design of these poles is that they are not restrained to one type of sensor; for our first test, we will be using thermistors with the poles to measure temperature, but afterwards the poles can be easily modified to use other relevent sensors, such as anemometers (detects wind speed).
Posted in Interlock HouseThe Weather is HOT
Finally, talking about the weather is no longer small talk. This fall, the CBER (Center for Building Energy Research) team will be working toward understanding what it’s really like to live in a passive solar home that uses building design for climate control instead of mechanical means (such as air conditioning).
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