1. By Ahmed Munshey

2.  Front Page  Other Information  Contents  Objective  House Design  Basic Human Needs  Lowering Ecological Footprints  Materials Used  Conclusion

3.  All my surveys I used to get basic information about the “average” house. How many television, computers, storeys, people etc. people had.  It is important to know that the house outside is actually brick. It looks like it is wood but it is meant to be bricks.

4. My objective is to create a house for the average family that will: 1. Meet all their human needs 2. Decrease their carbon footprint increasingly I also want to: 1. Have a visual diagram of what the house will look like inside and out. 2. Show some of the materials that will be used to construct the house. 3. Elaborate on what I have put in the house and why.

5. Top View Side View (Right) Front View Side View (Left)

7. Study Room Laundry Lounge Room Dining room Hall Stairs Kitchen Bathroom

8. Master Bedroom HallBedroom Bathroom

9. The following basic human needs have been accounted for in this household:  Internet/Computers  Televisions  Heaters  Swimming Pool for cooling down in Summer  Beds  Other Electronics (such as DVD player)  Kitchen Appliances (such as a microwave)  Bathrooms with operational showers

10.  Running water  Bedroom for each person  A kitchen  Enough space for each person

11. How many? Two. One in Study and one in Lounge room. What type of energy do they use and how do they get it? Electricity, solar panels and wind turbines create the energy.

12. How many? Two. One in Master Bedroom and one in Lounge room. What type of energy do they use and how do they get it? Electricity, solar panels and wind turbines create the energy.

13. How many? Two. One in the downstairs hallway and one in the upstairs hallway. What type of energy do they use and how do they get it? Electricity, solar panels and wind turbines create the energy.

14. How many? One outdoors. What type of energy do they use and how do they get it? Solar, a series of pipes are made on the roof that the water flows through and the sun heats the pipes heating the water.

15. How many? Three. One in each bedroom. Queen-size bed in master bedroom. What type of energy do they use and how do they get it? Electricity to heat, solar panels and wind turbines create the energy.

16. What type of energy do they use and how do they get it? Electricity to heat, solar panels and wind turbines create the energy

17. What type of energy do they use and how do they get it? Electricity to heat, solar panels create the energy.

18. How many? Two. One upstairs What type of energy do they use and how do they get it? Filtered water tank water used for showers. Gas heating for water.

19. What type of energy do they use and how do they get it? Water is not from water tank or filtered. Gas heating for water.

20. How many? One What type of energy do they use and how do they get it? Electricity to heat, solar panels and wind turbines create the energy. Gas to create fire over stove from government. Water not from water tank or filtered.

21. The following ways of saving or creating energy have been used.  Solar Panels (Solar energy)  Water Tanks  Small Wind Turbines (Wind energy)  Insulation  Energy Efficient Light bulbs  Solar Pool Heating Pipe System

22. How many? 20+ What does it do? Creates solar energy used for electricity.

23. How many? 1 What does it do? Collects rain water that is used for gardening and other activities that require water.

24. How many? 4 What does it do? Creates wind energy used for electricity.

25. What does it do? Keeps the house warm and somewhat eliminates need for heating.

26. How many? 15 What does it do? Saves electricity and are more efficient ways of lighting

27. What does it do? Heats pool with solar energy and save electricity.

28. The following materials were used to build this house:  Brick  Wood/Planks  Carpet  Tiles  Wooden Floorboards

29. Where? The garage and most of the outer house has brick layering. Why? Brick is strong and provides stern support for the outer house.

30. Where? The walls are made of wood and have been painted. Why? Wood is used because of its strength, appearance and ability to allow heat to pass through the wall while the insulation keeps the heat in.

31. Where? The upstairs and study room (except bathroom) is completely carpeted. Why? The reason for the carpeting is because it provides a comfortable floor for the upstairs and creates a home-like feeling.

32. Where? Both bathrooms are tiled and the roof has tile as well. Why? Tiles are commonly used in bathrooms and help to cool it down after a hot shower.

33. Where? The downstairs area (except for study and bathroom) have wooden floor boards. Why? Wooden floor boards look nice and seem to create a feeling of energy efficiency/greenery within the house.

34. In conclusion, this house is a design/idea for a greener house that BALANCES human needs with a lower carbon footprint. I believe I have successfully created a visual diagram of what the house will mostly look like inside and out, I have shown some of the materials that were used in the construction and, elaborated on what I have put in the house and why.