IET 120 – CONSTRUCTION DESIGN ALTERNATIVE GREEN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

dWELLING Multi-unit one story with enclosed courtyard/green space

Square Footage 500 Square feet per unit 4000 Total Square Feet

LOCATION Los Mangos, Colon, Panama

BUILDING MATERIALS Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) building systems traditional and green building techniques utilized in Panama Bamboo and Corkwood sustainable products natural and renewable to the country of Panama

BUILDING MATERIALS (CON’T) passive and active solar electricity, water, heating and cooling designs photovoltaic module roofing tiles

FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT We had 4000 square feet for 50 people us we decided to build eight 500 square foot units, designed to form an enclosed courtyard/green space. Each unit has 2 bedrooms, (bedroom one has two sets of bunk beds and bedroom two has a queen bed) and then there’s a built-in murphy’s bed built into the wall of the living area in each unit for a third sleeping area This design was choose to keep with the building style and culture of Colon, Panama

TIMELINE Purchase property July 2, 2012 Surveying of site 8/6/2012 - 8/10/2012 Site preparation and compaction test 8/13/2012 - 8/31/2012 Utilities - Water and sewer 8/27/2012 - 9/7/2012 Cement Mason/Concrete masonries 9/10/2012 - 10/19/2012 Plumbing 9/20/2012 - 10/25/2012 Framing and Finishing 10/1/2012 - 11/2/2012

TIMELINE (con’t) Passive and active Solar Electrical system 9/20/2012 - 11/2/2012 Roofing 9/20/2012 - 11/2/2012 FINAL INSPECTION 11/3/2012

CONCLUSION I learned a lot about how much green technology has improved since 2004 when I taught drafting. We learned that the photovoltaic module roofing tiles can now be in built into roofing shingles and different types of roofing tiles. There have been many improvements in the alternative Green building technology and costs are becoming more affordable. We have learned about the different types of solar and other alternative energy sources. We have attached links to some of the websites we used in doing our research.

CONCLUSION (con’t) http://homes.point2.com/PA/Colon/Colon/38144049-Real-Estate.aspx http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooling/passive_cooling.htm http://solarheatcool.sustainablesources.com/ http://sunandearth.net/2009/06/18/active-passive-and-combined-solar-heating/ http://www.eere.energy.gov/basics/buildings/active_solar_heating.html http://www.buildblock.com/?gclid=CPmayvHy87ACFRR7OgodBzwpDQ http://www.pvresources.com/BIPV/Roofintegrated.aspx http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/bamboo.htm