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Zero energy Dream Home Lau’s Pals

LP. Zero energy Dream Home Lau’s Pals. Matthew Vincenzi , Stephen Sawa , Clinton Wright, Vincent Vendetti March 2, 2011. Project Overview. Design a net zero energy dream home that would be sustainable and energy efficient Important features: . Electric geothermal heat pump

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Zero energy Dream Home Lau’s Pals

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  1. LP Zero energy Dream HomeLau’s Pals Matthew Vincenzi, Stephen Sawa, Clinton Wright, Vincent Vendetti March 2, 2011

  2. Project Overview • Design a net zero energy dream home that would be sustainable and energy efficient • Important features: .Electric geothermal heat pump .double 2x4 10” foam Walls .ventilation air recovery Case Study

  3. Appliance Selection • We chose most efficient appliances regardless of price because the payback would greatly reduce annual costs of the house: • Whirlpool WTW6340W clothes washer • LG LFC25776 refrigerator • Bosch Integra 500 SHX45P05UC dish washer • SunPower SPR-318-WHT-D solar panel • Solar Inverter (for solar panels) • Geothermal heat pump • Solar water heater

  4. Passive Solar Design • Most windows on south facing wall to allow most light • Over hang on roof to shield some of the sunlight South

  5. Passive Solar Design East • East and west walls have multiple windows to let in light • Slabs that get direct sunlight from south and east facing windows West

  6. Solar Electric System • Twenty-four 318 W 61x41” solar panels • PV powered solar inverter (54.7v) • 6 kW PV system

  7. Images: Vernal equinox

  8. Images: Vernal equinox • Here we can see the effects of the overhangs

  9. Images: summer solstice • continued

  10. Images: summer solstice • Solar panels receive most direct sunlight during these summer months

  11. Summary of Design

  12. summary

  13. Reflection • We learned about calculating energy usages, and efficiencies in way that would help us to design a sustainable, zero energy home. • Understanding house systems helps us to understand how other machines and vehicles use energy in all other aspects of our world. • We learned that solar energy is very efficient and is capable of providing us with a lot of energy that is needed to run our homes. • Zero energy homes don’t necessarily use zero energy, but they significantly reduce energy usage. Zero energy homes are made up of many other energy efficient appliances and systems that help it run. • Learning how to allocate and complete jobs efficiently are significant experiences that help with future teamwork experiences. • How can you improve your team’s performance on the next project? • We could probably do a little more detailed and thorough planning for our next project, but in general we did a good job working as a team. • What do you remember most about using SketchUp? • SketchUp was an relatively straight forward program that helped us layout the design of our house, and the final product of our house was the most memorable part of using sketchUp.

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