Final Submittals

(Assignment number: 18)
[Wednesday 5/21]

• Project Detailed Booklet
• Supporting Digital Files
• Solar Collector Façade Model (Team submission)
• Vertical Solar Collector Façade Positioning Guide or Parametric Details (Team submission)

Project Detailed Booklet
submittal form:
a printed hardcopy [handed in, in class]
a posted PDF (or PowerPoint presentation) [posted to Open Lab]

submission contents:

• 3 Assembly section at the various conditions (showing both the solar panels and the South side) per wall condition
• South elevation (solar panel elevation, labeled)
• East West section building showing the wall behind the solar collectors
• North South section building
• Summer solstice, equinox, winter solstice 20° project diagram vertical
• Summer solstice, equinox, winter solstice 30° project diagram sunrise to sunset
• Floor plans (DURA)
• Unit stacking diagrams (Showing both the solar and the façade relationship)
• Modular Construction diagrams
• THERM detail and your detail before and after analysis illustrating your detail improvements
• 12 callout details including:
  • @ building footing [Footing selection chart]
  • @ deck & wall connection
  • @ deck & solar collector frame connection
  • @ module connections
  • @ solar panel mount connections
  • @ solar panel movement connections
  • @ water line penetration
  • @ solar panel & water cooling connection
  • @ window opening
    • Head
    • Jamb
    • Sill
  • @ door opening
    • Head
    • Jamb
    • Sill

Notes:
All drawings that describe your project and show areas that connect or are adjacent to neighboring units must indicate the neighboring units. The neighboring units should be labeled and can be indicated by halftone or dotted lines.

Specific materials Windows and solar panel types must be noted in the drawings.

 

Solar Collector Façade Model
submittal form:
Group submission
a posted PDF (or PowerPoint presentation) [posted to Open Lab]

submission contents:

• introduction to page
• minimum of 12 photographs of your model
• 4 light reading per case studied in a diagram using lux units
• Document your model as at least 10 a.m. and 3p.m. (Use one of the lighting options below)

 

Option 1:
The sun has your day lighting source, on the same day at 10 am and 3 pm with your model oriented south and photograph the lighting conditions of your model

Option 2:
In the dark room with one light simulate the following lighting conditions (@ noon) summer solstice, winter solstice, and equinox, with your model oriented south

For both options:
Document the model using the photographs and the school’s light meter.

• photographic conditions in the interior and behind the solar
• for each time investigated take your 4 lux readings at specific distance
  • one in between the solar screen and the building façade
  • three add different differences in the interior space
• include general photographs
• include model details photographs

Notes:
Be sure to introduce your model making team in your model documentation
Remember to add a caption each photograph describing its lighting and location
Create a sketch diagram indicating the location is in inches where you’re taking your light meter readings. Indicate your light level on your diagram using lux units.

 

Option 1: Vertical Solar Collector Façade Positioning Guide (Team project)
[This may by submitted 5/25]

submittal form options select one of the following:
A 4 page a PDF [printed and posted to Open Lab]
A 8 page PowerPoint [posted to Open Lab]
A 5+ minute video explanation [link posted to Open Lab]

submission contents:
Describe four futurists students the design process and considerations for developing a vertical solar wall. Basically you are creating a guide to the process. Be as technical as possible go into detail on sunlight exposure and strategize for minimizing shade on the collectors and utilizing the shade for your buildings optimization.

Option 2: Parametric Details (Team project)
[This may by submitted 5/25]

Take the screens developed by the fabrication class and integrate them into your project showing their details.  Location and number of details to determine the end conference with your professor

 

Assignment number: 17b
[Wednesday 5/7]
Revised Solar collector façade model
The model will be utilized to assembly possibilities of design.
It will also be used for testing the projects lighting properties.
Use a model scale of 1 foot to 1 inch
The model should be at least 18” x 20” x 8”
Post photographs of documenting your model
Remember: the color materials are important as it affects lighting so much.

Assignment number: 17a
[Wednesday 4/30]
Solar collector façade model
The model will be utilized to assembly possibilities of design.
It will also be used for testing the projects lighting properties.
Use a model scale of 1 foot to 1 inch
The model should be at least 18” x 10.5” x 8”
You required to sketch out your area at actual size model size for approval.

 

Midterm Assignment

(Assignment number: 16)
[Wednesday 4/9] (Monday 4/14)
Complete submission of your entire project submitted as hardcopy (and a posted multipage PDF)  or PowerPoint presentation.  Both types of submissions should include the support files/project files in Revit or CAD format.

All the submittals should be designed for being projected. Post your work (and links to your support documents) to the [DURA – Collaboration Site]

The submission should include at least:

• Assembly section (showing both the solar panels and the South side)
• South elevation (solar panel elevation, labeled)
• East West section showing the wall behind the solar collectors
• Summer solstice, equinox, winter solstice 20° diagram vertical
• Summer solstice, equinox, winter solstice 30° diagram sunrise to sunset
• Floor plan (DURA Schematic Design)
• Unit stacking diagrams
• Modular Construction diagrams
• 6 callout details including:
  • @ building footing [Footing selection chart]
  • @ deck & wall connection
  • @ deck & solar collector frame connection
  • @ module connections
  • @ solar panel mount connection
• And at least one of the following callouts:
  • @ water line penetration
  • @ solar panel & water cooling connection
  • @ window opening
    • Head
    • Jamb
    • Sill
  • @ door opening
    • Head
    • Jamb
    • Sill

To schedule time to present your project to the DURA team use this link.

 

Assignment number: 15
[Monday 4/7]
Three callout details submitted as options for the THERM energy modeling posted on Gteam.   Add specificity to your annotation by using the materials available in the THERM program.
Revised and developed plans showing your DURA schemes.

Assignment number: 14
[Tuesday 4/1]
Video
Create an video explaining your solar collector wall ideas to the rest of the school. Use the visuals of assignment 12 to assist you.

Assignment number: 13
[Monday 3/31]
Develop Plan sketches showing your DURA schemes.
Following the program on  Solar Decathlon Design V Schematic Design
Present your wall detail floor intersection for Wednesday’s collaboration

 

Assignment number: 12
[Wednesday 3/26]

Collaborative Post

This post consists of six drawings:

• Assembly section
• South elevation
• East West section showing the wall behind the solar collector,
• Partial plan showing the previous wall assemblies
• Summer solstice, equinox, winter solstice 20° diagram vertical [assignment9]
• Summer solstice, equinox, winter solstice 30° diagram sunrise to sunset [assignment9]

All the submittals should be designed for easy viewing and understanding on the openlab on which they will be posted [DURA – Collaboration Site]

Note: this is assignment is essential part of the course and the assignment is heavily weighted in your grade.

 

Assignment number: 11
[Monday 3/24]

Modular Construction:
Show your overall marketing strategy and how it breaks down into transportable pieces. We will assume that you will be using traditional trailer maximum load sizes [height 8’-6” x with 8’-6” x length 48’]. You can come up with a flat pack scheme that fits into the interior the Typical Truck Trailers [height 8’-4” x with 7’-8” x length 47′-6″’]. If you choose different modular sizes explain your transportation strategy and its effect on your module size.

Detail how your façade and exterior walls will fold and/or how your module pieces will connect. As discussed in class.

Assignment number: 10
[Thursday 3/19]

Prefabricated Research
Choose between researching case studies or details. Post the assignment on the classes open lab website.
Case studies:
Investigate two to three prefabricated projects. Use sources at least two sources to document each project. Include video links and images as well as data on its fabrication and construction locations.
Details:
Document the details of a prefabricated building. Details should include connection of module units and their fastening mechanisms.

Friday Fabrication
[Thursday 3/13]

Your revise Revit model posted to Gteam under the classes folder

Assignment 9
[Wednesday 3/12]

Solar Analysis/Angle Study
Create two diagrams one in section elevation and one in plan section.

Section diagram show the 20° intervals needed to keep the solar panels is good alignment to the sun. The equinox angle of the panels must be indicated

The plan diagram show 30° segments that define the alignment possibilities for the sunrise to sunset angles of your panel system.  Include the angles required maximizing efficiency throughout the day for the equinox, winter and summer solstice conditions.

In Class
[Monday 3/10]

1. Sectional integration; solar panels and double screen connections
2. Developed design; plan room organization, two-bedroom dwelling with flexible design
3. Stacking strategy; units staffed or can be combined to static effective manner
4. Innovative technology; incorporates additional features into design graywater system, daylighting,

Assignment 8
[Monday 3/10]

Add water cooling system to the back of the solar system.

Show how the water cooling system works and is attached to your solar panels develop a set of drawings that illustrate how the system works.  Remember to include a reservoir of warm water.

Select at least two critical conditions to create call out details of at least 1 inch equals 1 foot scale

 

Friday reminded
[Friday 2/28]

This Friday 2/28 the collaborating fabrication class will be development your projects. They are class begins at 8:00am.

What they need:

A Revit massing model that includes:

• your units
• each units solar collection wall
• The location of your solar units [or their sizes and number if you are offering the collaborating students the option of selecting locations

Helpful hints

Use conceptual mass tools to create your units, includes each unit a separate mass that represents the plane of the solar collectors.  Give the solar collector plane some sickness so that it can be simple Revit mass. Create new conceptual mass for your solar panel. Insert this conceptual mass into your unit conceptual mass on the solar collector plane in the arrangement of your design.

 

Assignment Number: 7
[Wednesday 2/26]

Prepare for Wednesday morning pin up with guest critic (have assignments 1 through 7 ready for presentation)

Refined yours dwelling unit sections and develop a system to support your solar panels on vertical surface.  It is strongly encouraged that you create a second elevation layer that serves as shade mechanism for your unit. This layer can then support the solar panel with a large degree of design flexibility. The developed interstitial space can support an inhabitable deck between the unit’s wall and the solar panel support surface.  Develop two types of support structures, one the static and another version that is designed to track the sun movements. Include at least one shadow one shadow studies to examine whether sun angles are effective.

 

Assignment Number: 6
[Monday 2/24]

Refine your stackable South façade units such that:

• the cumulative building elevation consist of one to three repeating interlocking unit forms
• the inhabitable level of each unit is flat or articulated (sloped, elevated) only in such a way that it is still ADA accessible
• develop at least three configurations of units of various numbers:
  • low-density 3-8 units
  • medium density 6-12 units
  • high density 30-100 units

   

Assignment Number: 5
[Monday 2/19]

Research 4 solar decathlon projects to determine the brand, size and number of solar photovoltaic cell (pv) panels needed power your selected projects. Create a list comparing the projects and their pv panels set up. Select one the projects as base for creating your solar panel system. Developing a vertical sunscreen surface to support the required pv panels. The sunscreen/panels system must designed to support the program below:

Program:

• Design of façade profile for a 800 ft.² to 1000 square solar decathlon unit (1 bedroom two common room, kitchen, bathroom)
• This façade is south facing position on the protected by a screen that contains solar.
• The units behind the screen must interlock in such a way as they can be stackable.
• The unit elevations size is 18’ high by maximum of 46 to a minimum 24

 

Assignment Number: 4
[Wednesday 2/10]
Create a series of wall details that develop and improve upon your case studies. Include in your detail where the warm side of the detail is and where the cold side of detail. Indicate how air is moving a vapor barrier needs to be.

• Draft one wall section in plan
• Draft 2 following details:
  • The walls intersection at roof
  • The walls intersection at floor
  • The walls intersection at an opening (window, door or change of material)

 

Assignment Number: 3
[Monday 2/3]
Assignment research items:

Project climate conditions
Average temperature characteristics of New York City,
Average temperature characteristics of Irvine California

Mean Temperature
Heating Degree Days
Practical seasons
Humidity
Precipitation
Temperature extremes records
IECC, ASHRAE climate zone

Wall strategy?
Concealed barrier:
Face seal
Mass wall
Rainscreen

How does your wall address:
Durability
Dewpoint temperature
Water vapor diffusion
Air leakage
Diffuse Flow
Heat Flow within the wall

Are these strategies utilized in your project?
Vapor retarder
Air Barrier
Water Resistive Barrier
Thermal Barrier (insulations) and what type(s)

Calculate the R-value for your wall.

Your team needs to address all the topics above. Some can be answered in short sentences, diagrams, and sketches. Show how they affect your wall assembly and where they are located in your system.

Post on OpenLab

 

Assignment Number: 2
[For Wednesday 1/29]

Analyze your projects exterior wall assembly
finalization methods:
trace detail and add descriptions of layers purposes
create 3-D exploded diagram
show other examples of the system façade successfully use

Post on OpenLab

 

Assignment Number: 1
[In class assignment 1/27]

1. Review the solar decathlon 2013 projects and selected for 4 favorite projects.
2. List them and order of preference from 1 to 4
3. Give your reasons for their selection
4. Include all your selections ranked in the competition