Design Project 1: Building a sustainable community EDSGN 100 Section 006 By Uchenna Anizoba

Table of Contents  Project Objective /Problem Identification  What is Sustainability?  Customers Needs/ Possible client requirements  Specifications- Ideas and Criteria  Water and Waste Water systems  Heating/Power systems or supply  Calculations  Prototype  References

Problem and Objective The objective/task was to create a sustainable house and living community in a designated existing building space Sustainability involves meeting social, economic and environmental needs of today without affecting future generations’ ability to do the same.

What is Sustainability and why we want it? A balance of three main components:  Social  Environment  Economic Fig. 1 sustainability venn diagram

Customer Identification/Needs Assessment Affordability Safety Comfortability Quality Aesthetic value Fig 2. Customer needs assessment process Fig 3. Pie chart showing priority needs Target customer: family of 4

Specifications From customer/client needs, some specs identified were: -Electricity, Proper Heating/Lighting for the houses -Water system (good plumbing) -Structural integrity for safety -Insulation -Good quality flooring -Fire protection -Environmentally safe habitat (no unnecessary pollution etc.) -Accessible community

Decision Making (post customer needs) Fig. 5 Decision making hierarchy for most subsystems in project

Project Details Fig 6 Specific systems in house to consider

Current Site Layout

Proposed site Layout

Housing Floor Plan

Building materials /resources Local Woods/Vinyl Reusable Concrete blocks Reusable Planks/timber Reusable Asphalt

Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs) Fig 7. ICFs Cost per sq foot = $80 -$100 Maintenance= $4-$5

Water Source Table 2. Matrix for Water Sources Estimated daily water use o 50 litres /household Reduce at least 30% of water usage by: o Energy efficient washing and drying machines o Low capacity flow shower heads o Low Flush Toilets RainwaterGroundwaterArtificial lake Water quality2.534 Availability14.53 Cost421 Maintenance243

Rainwater For its location, State College has decent annual rainfall of between inches. For its location, State College has decent annual rainfall of between inches. Fig. Rainwater collection for house use

Local Water Source Fig. Groundwater

Groundwater Fig 9 and 10. Groundwater distribution

Water (contd) High pressure tanks Softening agents

Septic Tank systems Fig. 20. A Structure of Underground

Energy/Heat Clean energy choices that met most of the criteria was: -Solar -Geothermal -Wind

Energy Choice: Solar Installation- 20 kW system = $50,000 Maintenance per household= $2,500/year Efficiency of panels, space (sq. m),

Geothermal energy Installation cost= $30,000 Maintenance per year= $3,000 Average production Fig 10. Geothermal energy

Wind energy Fig 11 Average wind power distribution in the U.S Class 2 wind speed (14.3 mph) 100 W/m2 At 10 m height

Average Energy Obtained and Used Fig 12. pie chart showing energy use in household Fig. 13 Weather variations affecting energy use

The approx. total Cost calculated is 250,000 per house. The approx. total Cost calculated is 250,000 per house. Road system remodeling for area - $50,000 Road system remodeling for area - $50,000  Structure= $120,000  Heating= $30,000  Waste water= $15,000  Water= $45,000  Alternative energy source= $20,000 Summary/Conclusion

Prototype (views)

References  Sustainability PowerPoint  bbs/messages/10381/562  rg/wikipedia/commons/th umb/7/70/Sustainable_de velopment.svg/640px- Sustainable_development.s vg.png  search.com/Infra- Spec/infra- spec/uvalue.html

References (contd.)  dential/water_softeners  efits/affordable.asp  om/documents/information- sheets/high-r-value-wall- assemblies/high-r-wall-07- icf-wall-construction  National Ground Water Association.

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