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Sustainable Community and Home
Alyssa Rubinstein
Austin Klein
Miranda Auhl
Mark Kelly
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Table of Contents● Goal
● Community Specifications
● Community Design/Layout
● Water System
● Waste Water Treatment
● House Specifications
● House Design
● Electricity/Energy
● Heating
● Cost/Benefits
● Conclusion
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Goal
To design a sustainable home along with a coinciding
community that will satisfy the potential homeowners'
and developers' needs while proving marketable.
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Community Specifications
● Self-Sufficient while remaining conventional
● Ideal for middle-class families
● East access roadways for emergency vehicles
● Reasonable cost to the inhabitants
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Community Design
● Housing congregated in the center of the community
● Farmland/farmer's market option towards the east side of the community
● Small community park on west side
● Two access roads in the north to link the community to the main road (Atherton)
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Water System
● Tap into Well Field 3 (Harter), which is part of the Lower Susquehanna Water Shed
● Pipes will connect the community to the rest of State College's water system
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Waste Water Treatment
● Moving Bed Bioreactor System (MBBR)
● Use aerobic bacteria to digest residual solids and create methane gas which can then be used as an alternative energy source
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Home Specifications
● Comfortably fit all family members with easy access to all outside necessities
● Visually pleasing and fully functional, while remaining environmentally friendly
● Low energy cost compared to other houses of this size
● Reduced waste water production
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House Design
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House Design Continued
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Energy/Electricity
● Solar panel roads
● $7000 per panel
● Each panel generates 5000 kWh over the course of a year
● 528 panels to cover roads, which would produce 2,640,000 kWh per year
– Only need 442,800 kWh per year with all homes● Last 30-40 years, which asphalt only lasts 7-12 years
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Heating
● Passive Solar with wide open windows facing south of house
● Wide open walls/rooms to allow easy heating
● Air Krete insulation, has R-value of 3.98 inch, blocking most heat leakage
● Use an Energy Star heat pump to heat the entire house
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Costs/Benefits
● Solar roadways
● Energy Star appliances (low energy, low-flow water)
● Avoids solar panels on houses for visual appeal
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Conclusion
This sustainable community along with its inputed houses
satisfies the project goal while still being attractive to
prospective homebuyers benefiting the developers.
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Resources
http://www.insulationsmart.com/truth_about_r-value.htm
http://www.airkrete.com/
http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/air-krete-green-insulation-from-cement.html
http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=97&t=3
http://alterra-sunny-days.blogspot.com/
http://alterra-sunny-days.blogspot.com/2011/06/alternative-solar-mounting-powerhouse.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_roadway
http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/tips/water-conservation-low-flow-shower-461128
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/bamf_wastewater.pdf
http://www.watereuse.org/sites/default/files/u3/Mark%20LeChevallier.pdf
http://www.taitfarmfoods.com/
http://scbwa.org/pages/water
http://www.lgc.state.pa.us/deskbook06/Issues_Land_Use_05_Road_Law_Basics.pdf
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Questions?