Thursday, January 19, 2017

Business Plan

Problem: costly buildings with a negative impact on the environment. - Major expenses when owning a home

• Shelter($840/month)

• Utilities($300)

• Furnishings($125)

- Negative impacts

• On average about 22 trees needed to build a single family home.

• About 25% of carbon emissions in the United states come from electricity and heat production.

• Industry accounts for 21%

Goals

-Design near to entirely self sufficient homes and businesses

-Reduce annual expenses

-Reduce environmental footprint

Solutions

- Reduce cost of raw materials

• Constructing homes using recycled materials(below show rooms constructed from recycled concrete tubes, shipping containers, and glass bottles.

Thursday, January 19, 2017- Increase energy efficiency

• Design buildings to maximize natural lighting; minimizing electrical costs.

• Minimize energy waste

proper insulation

energy efficient windows

• encourage the incorporation of alternative energy sources

Solar

Wind

Installing a relatively discrete wind turbine can produce around 2,000 kilowatt hours per year. This could reduce the average American’s electrical bill by 20% each year.

Micro-Hydropower

Buildings can utilize nearby water sources to convert kinetic energy to usable electricity.

Thursday, January 19, 2017- Multi purposing

• water recycling appliances

• Rainwater collection

Without incorporating costly filtration systems. Rainwater can be collected and used for sinks, showers and toilets.

• Repurposing waste for agriculture

Thursday, January 19, 2017