Habitat For Humanity October 2, 2001
Team Organization Web / Architectural Team Prathima Venkatesan Jimmy Johnson Berook Moges Sam Jin Renae Hopf Energy Efficiency Team Anshul Mangal Matt Selvey Rachel Austin Chris Costanzo Team Leader – Jimmy Johnson
Overview Web / Architectural Database Volunteer Tutorials Energy Efficiency Setback Thermostats Solar Fan
Jimmy, Prathima, Sam, Barook Point of Sales Database Purpose Track inventory and donors in the Habitat resale store Increase the organization and maintainability of the resale store Potential addition to resale stores at other HFH locations
Jimmy, Prathima, Sam, Barook Point of Sales Database Status Completely functional Working database currently being tested by Habitat Bar-coding systems being researched Timeline Week 7-Contact Habitat and answer any questions they may have; Begin review and design of bar- coding system utilizing VB Week 8-Update database to meet new requests Week 9-Setup revised database in retail store
Jimmy, Prathima, Sam, Barook Volunteer Tutorials Purpose Provide fast, effective training for those involved in the construction process Video tutorials target college students with high speed internet access Status 16 text tutorials are currently accessible on web Drywall video is recorded Waiting for integration of digital video to compliment tutorials
Renae Volunteer Tutorials Timeline Week 8-Continue research on how to present video in most effective manner Visit habitat worksite during Blitz build to take more video Week 9-Integrate video with current website
Renae Volunteer Tutorials
Rachel, Chris Setback Thermostat Purpose Lower energy usage of the house by implementing temperature control thermostats Status Names and address of homeowners known Thermostat tutorial modified and complete Presentation to homeowner planned Timeline Week 8 – Meet with the homeowners and present to them the benefits of properly using the thermostat
Rachel, Chris Set-Back Thermostat Programmable thermostats can lower energy use in home Modeled in Energy-10 software package
Rachel, Chris Set-Back Thermostat
Rachel, Chris
Anshul, Matt Solar Powered Attic Fan Purpose To provide cost effective and low maintenance solution to having low air circulation in a habitat for humanity home Status Found and came up with fixes for design flaws on the previous solar powered attic fan Designed a new solar powered attic fan Ordered parts to construct a new fan Timeline Week 10 – Finish construction of the new solar powered attic fan Week 11 – Finish analysis of the attic fan using Energy 10
Energy 10 Analysis Purpose Model the attic fan in Energy 10 software to obtain energy savings information Status Software installed on some computers Timeline Week 11-Data will be generated for the attic fan
Team Conclusions Arch/Web Team Resale Database Updated database is currently being tested by Habitat Future implementation of bar-coding Tutorials Update, revise, and add to current tutorials Research best way to present materials Integrate video with current text tutorials
Team Conclusions Energy Team Setback Thermostat: Presentation is ready to give to homeowners Energy bills will be collected and analyzed Estimated $50 - $80 savings a year Solar Power Exhaust Fan Components have been ordered Fan will be modeled using Energy 10