Our Project
In this project our team was tasked to build a tiny house using the least amount of money as possible but as functional as it can be. Our Tiny house was a non moving one and located on Stinson beach. All the features in our house make it worth the while. We used the littlest amount electricity possible and still having enough light to have the house lit up throughout the year. We did a serious of others projects before finishing the final house including Water heating lab, Day light techniques, generation of electricity, materials heat testing, and building design.
In this project our team was tasked to build a tiny house using the least amount of money as possible but as functional as it can be. Our Tiny house was a non moving one and located on Stinson beach. All the features in our house make it worth the while. We used the littlest amount electricity possible and still having enough light to have the house lit up throughout the year. We did a serious of others projects before finishing the final house including Water heating lab, Day light techniques, generation of electricity, materials heat testing, and building design.
Water Heating lab
In this lab, my group had to create a water heater and only energy we could use was from the sun. We designed a water heater and it was powered by one solar energy. The way it was designed was having a box wrapped inside with tinfoil and copper piping twisted like a snake in the middle. Also have a bottle of water cycle through this and have mirrors all around to warm that up to. Once it goes around we put the water back into the bottle. Our plan was to have all the sunlight reflect off the tinfoil and hit the piping which the water would be in and would heat up. It was good plan and well planned out but didn't go as expected. We had a couple minor holes were the plastic and copper piping was connected which made all hot water release on to the ground. Our water heated up a solid 3*C. |
Day Lighting Techniques
In this lab it made my group think about the light usage in our house. Also having to figure out were windows are best located throughout the year. Plus all the different sun angles and different types of windows placed and used for different areas and things. Our team build a 3D model of our house with all combinations of windows and locations that fit best for the most amount of lighting throughout the year.The windows that we tested were regular, clerestory, light self, solar tube, and skylight. We used a white paint for the inside so all light that comes in, reflects throughout the house.
In this lab it made my group think about the light usage in our house. Also having to figure out were windows are best located throughout the year. Plus all the different sun angles and different types of windows placed and used for different areas and things. Our team build a 3D model of our house with all combinations of windows and locations that fit best for the most amount of lighting throughout the year.The windows that we tested were regular, clerestory, light self, solar tube, and skylight. We used a white paint for the inside so all light that comes in, reflects throughout the house.
Materials Heat Testing lab
In this lab our group was assigned to find the best installation for the ground. We did this by heating up a piece of iron to 140*F and placing it in a cardboard box that had a type of insulation lining the walls. Our group waited 15 minutes every time and collected the data of the final temperature of the iron. We found that the fiberglass insulation worked the best because the final temperature of the hot iron after the the 15 minutes in fiberglass insulation was 98*F. Only dropping only 42*F from its starting temperature. This was a very interesting and fun lab that we did.
In this lab our group was assigned to find the best installation for the ground. We did this by heating up a piece of iron to 140*F and placing it in a cardboard box that had a type of insulation lining the walls. Our group waited 15 minutes every time and collected the data of the final temperature of the iron. We found that the fiberglass insulation worked the best because the final temperature of the hot iron after the the 15 minutes in fiberglass insulation was 98*F. Only dropping only 42*F from its starting temperature. This was a very interesting and fun lab that we did.
Generation of Electricity
In this lab my we learned about renewable and alternative energy sources, mainly wind. We tested two different types of blades and gathered the data from that.
In this lab my we learned about renewable and alternative energy sources, mainly wind. We tested two different types of blades and gathered the data from that.
Building Design
Our final building design was to finish our tiny home.We were assigned with building a tiny home that is energy efficient and low cost but still comfortable and safe. Our group decided to have its location on Stinson beach which had its ups and downs. When we finished our whole design and project, we made a presentation which had everything in it including some of our blueprints that everyone worked on. |
Self Evaluation
I had contributed to a lot of the work, i had something to do with on almost everything was was always asking to work or working on something. Two peaks that i had was, i got along with everyone in our group, and worked a lot harder with this group than any other. Two downs were i lacked in staying on task some days and would come up with most of our ideas but not follow through with them.
Content
Radiation: Radiation is energy that comes from a source that travels through some material or space. This was used when our group used solar energy. Radiation was also used when we were choosing what materials to use with high heat capacity.
Specific Heat Capacity: The heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount. For this one we used this mainly to decide what materials we should use throughout the house.
Conduction: Conduction is the transfer of heat through two objects touching. This was used for our water heater when we transferred heat and water through the pipes.
Insulation: Insulation is when materials with high heat capacity take in the heat being released and send them back to the object with the heat loss. We did many tests for institutioal and found the best insulators for roof, walls, and floor.
Heat: The quality of being hot; high temperature. Heat was used throughout this whole project.
I had contributed to a lot of the work, i had something to do with on almost everything was was always asking to work or working on something. Two peaks that i had was, i got along with everyone in our group, and worked a lot harder with this group than any other. Two downs were i lacked in staying on task some days and would come up with most of our ideas but not follow through with them.
Content
Radiation: Radiation is energy that comes from a source that travels through some material or space. This was used when our group used solar energy. Radiation was also used when we were choosing what materials to use with high heat capacity.
Specific Heat Capacity: The heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount. For this one we used this mainly to decide what materials we should use throughout the house.
Conduction: Conduction is the transfer of heat through two objects touching. This was used for our water heater when we transferred heat and water through the pipes.
Insulation: Insulation is when materials with high heat capacity take in the heat being released and send them back to the object with the heat loss. We did many tests for institutioal and found the best insulators for roof, walls, and floor.
Heat: The quality of being hot; high temperature. Heat was used throughout this whole project.