Unit+4.+Energy+Design+Project

toc //**Anticipated duration of unit**//: //20 to 25 50- minutes sessions//

The goal of this unit is to provide students with a structured and guided opportunity to apply many of the energy efficiency and sustainability ideas presented in the course to a design project. The project is a scaled model of an energy efficient home. The unit should take a minimum of 5 weeks and students should work in teams of 2 or 3.

Engineering design process. Set up parameters in spreadsheet (eg. cost). Sustainability? (carbon budget). Give them the spreadsheet carbon and money conversion. More than one type of insulations (5 rows and 3 column) Pamphlet on identifying heat leakeage
 * recommendation that take into account product of heat loss and area
 * techniques.

Week 1. Engineering Practice

 * The Engineering Design Process
 * Engineering Graphics
 * Modeling
 * Review of energy efficiency principles (convection, conduction, radiation, wind chill, passive solar) //(Joe to add, borrow from energy basics and classroom presentation, redrawn items to Fred)//

Week 2. Laboratory Methods for Measuring Energy Efficiency
Rubric
 * Building the “Standard House” (Katherine)
 * Given them basic parameters
 * Sketching/drawing
 * Testing Solar Parameters (Joe)
 * Students design test scheme (need rubric)
 * Keeping the house “warm” (Joe)
 * Barest instructions
 * Modeling the process (Vensim or scratch) (Joe)
 * Presentation

Week 3. Creating and Constructing a Model House
Rubric
 * Students will create drawing of their designs and select and test materials
 * Construction of model house
 * Update of the testing documents

Week 4. Testing of Model Home
Rubric.
 * Students will use the testing procedures learned during Week 2 to measure and report on the efficiency of their model home.

Week 5. Report
Rubric (Joe) May be in common material.
 * Students will create a client report including design drawings and efficiency for their model homes.