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Design Project 1: Building a sustainable community EDSGN 100 Section 006 By Uchenna Anizoba
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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
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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.
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What is Sustainability and why we want it? A balance of three main components: Social Environment Economic Fig. 1 sustainability venn diagram
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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
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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
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Decision Making (post customer needs) Fig. 5 Decision making hierarchy for most subsystems in project
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Project Details Fig 6 Specific systems in house to consider
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Current Site Layout
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Proposed site Layout
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Housing Floor Plan
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Building materials /resources Local Woods/Vinyl Reusable Concrete blocks Reusable Planks/timber Reusable Asphalt
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Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs) Fig 7. ICFs Cost per sq foot = $80 -$100 Maintenance= $4-$5
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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
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Rainwater For its location, State College has decent annual rainfall of between 29.8-46.3 inches. For its location, State College has decent annual rainfall of between 29.8-46.3 inches. Fig. Rainwater collection for house use
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Local Water Source Fig. Groundwater
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Groundwater Fig 9 and 10. Groundwater distribution
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Water (contd) High pressure tanks Softening agents
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Septic Tank systems Fig. 20. A Structure of Underground
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Energy/Heat Clean energy choices that met most of the criteria was: -Solar -Geothermal -Wind
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Energy Choice: Solar Installation- 20 kW system = $50,000 Maintenance per household= $2,500/year Efficiency of panels, space (sq. m),
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Geothermal energy Installation cost= $30,000 Maintenance per year= $3,000 Average production Fig 10. Geothermal energy
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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
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Average Energy Obtained and Used Fig 12. pie chart showing energy use in household Fig. 13 Weather variations affecting energy use
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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
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Prototype (views)
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References Sustainability PowerPoint http://news.ecoustics.com/ bbs/messages/10381/562 http://upload.wikimedia.o rg/wikipedia/commons/th umb/7/70/Sustainable_de velopment.svg/640px- Sustainable_development.s vg.png http://www.combustionre search.com/Infra- Spec/infra- spec/uvalue.html
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References (contd.) http://culliganwater.com/resi dential/water_softeners http://buildblock.com/icfben efits/affordable.asp http://www.buildingscience.c om/documents/information- sheets/high-r-value-wall- assemblies/high-r-wall-07- icf-wall-construction National Ground Water Association. http://www.ngwa.org
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