senior citizen living 1766 n atherton st state college, pa 16803 edsgn 100 section 06 erika arrojado...

Senior Citizen Living1766 N Atherton St

State College, PA 16803

EDSGN 100 Section 06

Erika Arrojado Cody Shustack

Matthew Malencia Andrew Zaunegger

Maple Shades

Table of Contents

1. The Community

2. Water

3. Wastewater Treatment

4. Energy

5. HVAC

Community Food Source

Shared Transportation

Water Source OptionsSURFACE WATER Reservoir

Advantages Easily Accessible Less Pumping Large

Disadvantages Capital Costs Water Loss Siltation

GROUND WATER Wells

Advantages Inexpensive Natural

Minerals Disadvantages

Energy Smaller

Filtration System

SLOW SAND FILTER

Advantages Reliable Minimum maintenance

Disadvantages Larger land area Filtration

Rate: .015-.15 GPM/ft2

RAPID SAND FILTER

Advantages Small, Compact Flow Rate: 2-3 GPM/ft2

Disadvantages More treatment Pathogen removal

Disinfection Process

CHLORINATION

Advantages Kills most

biological pathogens

Disadvantages Produces some

carcinogens

OZONE

Advantages Powerful and

effective Disadvantages

Forms Bromate Does not kill

biological pathogens

The Decision

1. Source Groundwater

2 Filtration Slow Sand Filter

3. Disinfection Method Chlorinization and Reverse Osmosis

4. Storage Water Tank

Sustainability

Water Conservation in homes Toilets: low flow flush valves Showers: low flow heads 35% reduction

Wastewater Treatment Treatment options

Municipal Wastewater treatment

Septic Tanks

Evaluation Criteria- Size-

Maintenance- Efficiency-

Environmental- Appearance

Septic Tanks

Sand Filtration Constructed Wetlands

Municipal Wastewater Treatment

Once processed, the sludge is nutrient and can be used as fertilizer and compost.

Treated water can be used in farming.

Options for powering our house were photovoltaic energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy.

Average Daily Consumption:31 kWh

Criteria for best power source

Power Cost Efficiency Sustainability Land / Space usage

After analyzing the options against the criteria, we chose to incorporate two of the options.

-Geothermal

-Passive Solar

-High Efficiency Gas

Furnace

-Electric Heat Pump

Heating and

Cooling

-Efficiency

-Environmental

-Aesthetic Appeal

-Implementation Cost

Criteria:Determining the best option.

Sustainability comes through the integration of multiple systems.

Lennox XP21 Heat Pump

Passive Solar

Heating

Overview Water:

Ground water source, slow sand filter, chlorination combined with reverse osmosis

Waste water: Municipal

Heating Combination of passive solar and Lennox

system Energy

Combination of PV and geothermal

Questions