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Habitat For Humanity October 2, 2001

Habitat For Humanity October 2, 2001. Energy Efficiency Team Anshul Mangal Matt Selvey Rachel Austin Chris Costanzo. Team Organization. Team Leader – Jimmy Johnson. Web / Architectural Team Prathima Venkatesan Jimmy Johnson Berook Moges Sam Jin Renae Hopf. Overview.

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Habitat For Humanity October 2, 2001

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  1. Habitat For Humanity October 2, 2001

  2. Energy Efficiency Team Anshul Mangal Matt Selvey Rachel Austin Chris Costanzo Team Organization Team Leader – Jimmy Johnson • Web / Architectural Team • Prathima Venkatesan • Jimmy Johnson • Berook Moges • Sam Jin • Renae Hopf

  3. Overview • Web / Architectural • Database • Volunteer Tutorials • Energy Efficiency • Setback Thermostats • Solar Fan

  4. Purpose Track inventory and donors in the Habitat resale store Increase the organization and maintainability of the resale store Potential addition to resale stores at other HFH locations Point of Sales Database

  5. Point of Sales Database • Status • Completely functional • Working database currently being tested by Habitat • Bar-coding systems being researched • Timeline • Week 7-Contact Habitat and answer any questions they may have; Begin review and design of bar-coding system utilizing VB • Week 8-Update database to meet new requests • Week 9-Setup revised database in retail store

  6. Volunteer Tutorials • Purpose • Provide fast, effective training for those involved in the construction process • Video tutorials target college students with high speed internet access • Status • 16 text tutorials are currently accessible on web • Drywall video is recorded • Waiting for integration of digital video to compliment tutorials

  7. Volunteer Tutorials • Timeline • Week 8-Continue research on how to present video in most effective manner • Visit habitat worksite during Blitz build to take more video • Week 9-Integrate video with current website

  8. Volunteer Tutorials

  9. Setback Thermostat • Purpose • Lower energy usage of the house by implementing temperature control thermostats • Status • Names and address of homeowners known • Thermostat tutorial modified and complete • Presentation to homeowner planned • Timeline • Week 8 – Meet with the homeowners and present to them the benefits of properly using the thermostat

  10. Set-Back Thermostat • Programmable thermostats can lower energy use in home • Modeled in Energy-10 software package

  11. Set-Back Thermostat

  12. Solar Powered Attic Fan • Purpose • To provide cost effective and low maintenance solution to having low air circulation in a habitat for humanity home • Status • Found and came up with fixes for design flaws on the previous solar powered attic fan • Designed a new solar powered attic fan • Ordered parts to construct a new fan • Timeline • Week 10 – Finish construction of the new solar powered attic fan • Week 11 – Finish analysis of the attic fan using Energy 10

  13. Energy 10 Analysis • Purpose • Model the attic fan in Energy 10 software to obtain energy savings information • Status • Software installed on some computers • Timeline • Week 11-Data will be generated for the attic fan

  14. Team Conclusions Arch/Web Team • Resale Database • Updated database is currently being tested by Habitat • Future implementation of bar-coding • Tutorials • Update, revise, and add to current tutorials • Research best way to present materials • Integrate video with current text tutorials

  15. Team Conclusions Energy Team • Setback Thermostat: • Presentation is ready to give to homeowners • Energy bills will be collected and analyzed • Estimated $50 - $80 savings a year • Solar Power Exhaust Fan • Components have been ordered • Fan will be modeled using Energy 10

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