Passive Solar Building Design
By Lucy Mogan, Ashley Leanord, Ethan Cadoas, and Jackson Roberts
Our project consisted of different parts. For the first part of our project, we learned about the Earth's layers and the solar system and the different angles of sunlight based on the season and longitude and time. We built a model house to test day lighting features. Then, as the last part of our project, we created a model and a blueprint of a science building we created for San Marin.
We used a movable light to test how our daylighting features brought light into our model home from different angles. The percentages are the percent of the room lighted up.
Our San Marin Stem Building Design
Our Classroom Design
Our project blueprints the design of the building to scale but we used a model to show what each classroom would be like.
Content:
Passive Solar Design: Passive Solar Design is a building that is designed to store heat in the winter, and resist heat in the summer. They use windows and different wall, floor, and ceiling techniques to do this. Our job was to make a building using passive solar design.
Daylighting Techniques: Daylighting techniques are techniques used to light a building using as much light as possible. This includes clerestory windows, light shelves, and skylights. We used daylighting techniques in our building to make it as bright as possible using natural light.
Solar Angles: The angle which sunlight enters a building
Conduction: Heat and energy being transferred through a material
Convection: Transfer of heat by rising and falling
Passive Solar Design: Passive Solar Design is a building that is designed to store heat in the winter, and resist heat in the summer. They use windows and different wall, floor, and ceiling techniques to do this. Our job was to make a building using passive solar design.
Daylighting Techniques: Daylighting techniques are techniques used to light a building using as much light as possible. This includes clerestory windows, light shelves, and skylights. We used daylighting techniques in our building to make it as bright as possible using natural light.
Solar Angles: The angle which sunlight enters a building
Conduction: Heat and energy being transferred through a material
Convection: Transfer of heat by rising and falling
Reflection:
I feel our group worked well together. We got our work done on time and well. For this project, I felt like more of a follower than a leader. I feel Lucy took leadership at the top and did her best to divide the work and organize the time. I did what I was asked and made good progress and a lot of physical contributions. I helped put together the models and draw the blueprints. I helped with the slideshow and building. Next time I would like to step up and lead for a little bit.
I feel our group worked well together. We got our work done on time and well. For this project, I felt like more of a follower than a leader. I feel Lucy took leadership at the top and did her best to divide the work and organize the time. I did what I was asked and made good progress and a lot of physical contributions. I helped put together the models and draw the blueprints. I helped with the slideshow and building. Next time I would like to step up and lead for a little bit.