| Date | Topic | Assignment | |
| 1 | Sept. 8 |
2004 Green building materials. Maura O'Dea from Green Building network. |
For next time: Research Green building methods and materials for 4 minute presentation.
Please let me know what you're doing. powerpoint is preferable, but
not required. |
| Sept. 15 | Green Building Material Presentations Intro to Passive Design: |
Due: reading and Green building ppt For next time: Read Chapter 1,2,3 in Chiras Book |
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| 2 | Sept 22 | Intro to Passive Design: Autonomous 100% solar design principles Class design project spreadsheet Continue presentations on Green building |
Due: Reading, and any more green blg ppts For next time: |
| 3 | Sept 29 | Passive Design: Green Building tour day. |
Due: Reading For next time: 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.
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| 4 | Oct. 4 |
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| 5 | Oct. 6 | Green Home tour | Due: Show pictures and notes from Green Home tour |
| 5 | Oct. 13 | For next time: Work on drawings 6 views |
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| 6 | Oct. 20 | Passive Design: Thermal mass, overhang, backup heating |
Due: 6 view drawings For next time: Work on drawings |
| 7 | Oct. 27 | Passive Design: Review of passive design principles | Due: For next time: Passive design drawings other parts |
| 8 | Nov. 3 | Passive design preliminary review. |
Due: Preliminary design For next time:solar H2O homework and select a system |
| 9 | Nov. 10 |
Solar Hot Water |
Due: Solar H2O homework and select a Solar H2O system For next time: PV systems HW1: load calculations from spreadsheet. |
| 10 | Nov. 17 | Load calculations: |
Due: PV HW1 For next time: PV systems
HW2
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| 11 | Nov. 24 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
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| 12 | Dec. 1 | Photovoltaic systems design and component selection Photovoltaic Systems Integration: off-grid, grid intertie, battery backup, etc. |
Due: PV HW2, system integration HW For next time: Choose PV components. Installer list:http://www.revermont.org/installers.php Prepare for final Design review. finish up missing pieces. |
| 13 | Dec. 8 | Final Design Review - Integrated solar house design presentation: Outside Design review Panel | Due: Final design review For next time: Write final report |
| 14 | Dec. 15 | Final Report Due | Due: Final Report Due
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