Week 5
Over the course of the week, we began delegating sections of the final presentation draft and working on our respective parts. The FAQ and Tutorial sections of the blog were developed so that readers can learn more about the steps required to build an energy-efficient building.
We designed vestibules for both primary entrances to our library. There will be 48 inches of space between the first door and the second in compliance with federal regulations. Since there will be people going in and out of the vestibules additional ventilation will not be needed. In reference to the water system, the water usage for the interior of the building was determined as well as the rainwater collection rate for use in our irrigation system. It was determined that with an average rainfall of 3.5 inches/month up to 2672.72 gallons of rainfall could be collected each month. It was also determined that the rooftop garden will use approximately 56.07 gallons of water a month for irrigation. The buildings toilets, faucets, water fountains were chosen with low flow models to save water and reduce waste. Moreover, we decided which facades will have the PV windows and which direction they will be facing. More calculations were done to find how many glass panes are required for each side of the building as well as the angle between each pane. Finally, we decided to have the PV glass windows facing the North and the South while having the panes at an angle of 90 degrees to each other for maximum sun exposure and utilization. This is important as those glass panes will not only act as windows and create some shading effects, but they will also help the library generate its own green energy.
We also continued transferring our floorpan sketches to their digital form in AutoCAD.
We designed vestibules for both primary entrances to our library. There will be 48 inches of space between the first door and the second in compliance with federal regulations. Since there will be people going in and out of the vestibules additional ventilation will not be needed. In reference to the water system, the water usage for the interior of the building was determined as well as the rainwater collection rate for use in our irrigation system. It was determined that with an average rainfall of 3.5 inches/month up to 2672.72 gallons of rainfall could be collected each month. It was also determined that the rooftop garden will use approximately 56.07 gallons of water a month for irrigation. The buildings toilets, faucets, water fountains were chosen with low flow models to save water and reduce waste. Moreover, we decided which facades will have the PV windows and which direction they will be facing. More calculations were done to find how many glass panes are required for each side of the building as well as the angle between each pane. Finally, we decided to have the PV glass windows facing the North and the South while having the panes at an angle of 90 degrees to each other for maximum sun exposure and utilization. This is important as those glass panes will not only act as windows and create some shading effects, but they will also help the library generate its own green energy.
We also continued transferring our floorpan sketches to their digital form in AutoCAD.
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