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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