design project 1: building a sustainable community edsgn 100 section 006
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Design Project 1: Building a sustainable community EDSGN 100 Section 006. By Uchenna Anizoba. Project Objective /Problem Identification What is Sustainability? Customers Needs/ Possible client requirements Specifications- Ideas and Criteria Water and Waste Water systems - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Design Project 1:Building a sustainable community
EDSGN 100Section 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
Prob
lem
and
Ob
ject
ive
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.
Wha
t is
Sust
aina
bilit
y an
d wh
y we
wan
t it?
A balance of three main
components:SocialEnvironmentEconomic
Fig. 1 sustainability venn diagram
Cust
omer
Id
entifi
catio
n/Ne
eds A
sses
smen
t
38%
19%5%
14%
24%
Survey statistics
• Affordability• Safety• Comfortability• Quality• Aesthetic
value
Fig 2. Customer needs assessment process
Fig 3. Pie chart showing priority needs
Target customer: family of 4
Spec
ifica
tions 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
Curre
nt S
ite
Layo
ut
Proposed site Layout
Housing Floor Plan
Build
ing
mat
eria
ls /re
sour
ces
Local Woods/Vinyl
Reusable Concrete blocks
Reusable Planks/timber
Reusable Asphalt
Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs)
Fig 7. ICFs
Cost per sq foot = $80 -$100Maintenance= $4-$5
Wat
er S
ourc
e
Table 2. Matrix for Water Sources
• Estimated daily water useo 50 litres /household
• Reduce at least 30% of water usage by:o Energy efficient washing and
drying machineso Low capacity flow shower headso Low Flush Toilets
Rainwater Groundwater
Artificial lake
Water quality
2.5 3 4
Availability 1 4.5 3Cost 4 2 1Maintenance
2 4 3
Rainwater • For its location, State College has decent
annual rainfall of between 29.8-46.3 inches.
Fig. Rainwater collection for house use
Loca
l Wat
er
Sour
ce
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/HeatClean 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.
• 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)
Refe
renc
es
Sustainability PowerPoint http://news.ecoustics.com/
bbs/messages/10381/562 http://upload.wikimedia.org/
wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sustainable_developme
nt.svg/640px-Sustainable_developme
nt.svg.png http://www.combustionresear
ch.com/Infra-Spec/infra-
spec/uvalue.html
Refe
renc
es
(con
td.)
http://culliganwater.com/
residential/water_softeners
http://buildblock.com/icfbenefits/affordable.asp
http://www.buildingscience.com/
documents/information-
sheets/high-r-value-wall-
assemblies/high-r-wall-07-icf-
wall-construction National Ground Water
Association. http://www.ngwa.org
Questions?