In Chapter 9 of Sustainable Housing Dr. Seavey refers to what is commonly known as “The American Dream.”  What is the “American Dream” and how might it be changing in the U.S. today. 

As we consider using more renewable energy for housing, which answer(s) best describe(s) the current situation?

In both lecture and in the Sustainable Housing book, insulating and moisture control of the foundation (basement walls) of a house was discussed. Where and how should the foundation be insulated and why? Include how and why moisture should be controlled. 

A psychrometric chart is presented in the textbook as part of the chapter on the building enclosure.  What is the importance of psychrometrics for building science?

In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” what effect does the house have on the narrator?

What literary device is most used to suggest the narrator’s instability in “The Black Cat”?

In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” what does the narrator discover about Madeline?

In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” what relationship does the narrator have to Roderick Usher?

In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” what drives the narrator to murder the old man?

What is the narrator most disturbed by in “The Tell-Tale Heart”?