Date | Topic | Assignment | |
1 | Aug 27 |
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Sept. 3 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
2 | Sept 10 | 2004 Green building
materials. Maura O'Dea from Green Building network. 2005 Vermont Builds Greener/Residential LEED program |
Due: Paper on solar history For next time: |
3 | Sept 17 | Green Building Material Presentations | Due: ppt Presentation on green building materials For next time: Read Chapter 1,2,3 in Chiras Book |
4 | Sept 24 | Intro to Passive Design: Autonomous 100% solar design principles Class design project spreadsheet Continue presentations on Green building |
Due: Reading For next time: |
5 | Oct. 1 | 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. |
Oct 6-Sat | Green Home tour | For next time: |
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6 | Oct. 8 | Passive Design: Drawing, Windows, Energy Calculations | Due: Show pictures and notes from Green Home tour For next time: Work on drawings 6 views |
7 | Oct. 15 | Passive Design: Thermal mass, overhang, backup heating | Due: 6 view drawings For next time: Work on drawings |
8 | Oct. 22 | Passive Design: Review of passive design principles |
Due: For next time: Passive design drawings other parts |
9 | Oct. 29 | Passive design preliminary review. Solar Hot Water |
Due: Preliminary design For next time:solar H2O homework and select a system |
10 | Nov. 5 | Load calculations: |
Due: Solar H2O homework and select a Solar H2O system For next time: PV systems HW1: load calculations
from spreadsheet. |
11 | Nov. 12 | Photovoltaic systems design and component selection Photovoltaic Systems Integration: off-grid, grid intertie, battery backup, etc. |
Due: PV HW1 For next time: PV systems HW2 Choose PV components. Installer list: |
Nov. 19 | Thanksgiving Holiday |
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12 | Nov. 26 | Topic: Photovoltaics. PV System selection. Review for presentation |
Due: PV HW2 For next time: Prepare for final Design review. finish up missing pieces. |
13 | Dec. 3 | Final Design Review - Integrated solar house design presentation: Outside Design review Panel | Due: Final design review For next time: Write final report |
14 | Dec. 10 | Final Report Due | Due: Final Report Due
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