Class 1-fossil fuels and
solar history
Homework: 5 page paper on solar history
or energy policy.
Labor Day-off
Class 2-Green Building materials and stsrategies
Homework:
1) Read Chapter 6 & 8 in Chiras Book
2) Research Green building methods and materials for 4 minute presentation.
Please let me know what you're doing. powerpoint is preferable, but not
required.
Class 3-2004 Green
building materials. Maura O'Dea from Green Building network. Oral
presentations
2005
Green materials
Homework: Read
Chapter 1,2,3 in Chiras Book
Class 4- Intro to Passive Design:
Autonomous 100% solar design principles
Class design project spreadsheet
Continue presentations on Green building
Homework:
Read Chapter 4,5,7 in Chiras Book
Tell me what design project you want to work on.
Class 5-Passive Design:Green Building tour day.
Solar Home tour
website
Please read and pick a location if you haven't already. Pick up a digital
camera at the media center, downstairs in the library, on Friday and
take pictures of the solar home you visit. Show pictures on Monday. Bring
CD with pictures or email to me.
Class 6-Passive Design: Solar Home tour slides.
Class 7-link:Passive Design: Drawing, Windows, Energy Calculations
Class 8-Passive Design: Thermal mass, overhang, backup heating
Class 9-link:
James
Burde case studies
Class 10-Passive design preliminary review. Developing World Solar
Systems
Homework for Oct. 31: preview the H2O.ppt and
read about the solar decathlon. Read Olson on solar hot water.
Class 11-Solar Hot water Systems,
solar decathlon, contractors-
Homework for Nov 7, 2004:
1) Call a solar contractor to
get estimate for your system. Study for quiz
Solar hot water article #2 from Home
Power
Class 12-
Nov. 7: Solar Hot Water quiz. Present H2O selection.
Photovoltaic systems load calculations, Photovoltaic
Systems Integration: off-grid, grid intertie, battery backup, etc.
Class 13-Nov. 14
Topic: Photovoltaic systems design and component selection
Homework for Nov 21, 2004:
2) Prepare a presentation by
group on photovoltaic system components: panels (single crystal, poly/multi
crystal, thin film/amorphous), inverters, controllers, batteries, trackers.
Please explain the technology and list all the companies that make them and
comparison between competing products.
Class 14-Nov. 21 Topic: Photovoltaics. PV System selection
Class 15-Nov. 28 Topic: Quiz on Photovoltaics. Review for presentation
Class 16-Dec. 5: Final Design Review - Integrated solar house design presentation: Outside Design review Panel.
Design project Report due. Dec. 12, 2005