Essential Questions

1.     How do you achieve a balance between cost-saving measures, important features, and environmental responsibility when designing a residential structure?

You can achieve balance by installing the true needs of the owner.

2.     What are the advantages and disadvantages of using 3D architectural software rather than creating hand-produced plans?

You can see what it looks like and it looks more realistic as well as more accurate of a scale the cost of the software.

3.     Why are organizations such as LEED important?

So that they can improve the quality of the design.

4.     When planning a project, how does the availability of public utilities impact the design?

Since it can limit the design by using building codes in the zoning area.

5.     What options are available for the management of waste water from a building?

Have a good sewage system with a minimum 2% slope.

6.     What are the important considerations when design a plumbing system?

To plan ahead so you don't have excess left over when your done and to find the shortest path.

7.     Why should a designer know about the different types of lighting and their applications?

So they know what type and how much of light would best suit the situation.

8.     What are the important considerations when designing an electrical system?

That they should be simple but efficient.

9.     What information is important when documenting the design of a building?

The building codes and requirements are important to remember.

Habitat House

We are making a Habitat for Humanity house for the Shively family.  The family contains four people: Drew Shively- 30, Ladashe- 29, Zxavier- 8, Bob- 6.  Drew's family enjoys sporting events.  They also enjoy to hang out with their friends.  They like their car and their TV.  The want to have a Split Level house.  They want four bedrooms and three bath rooms.  The maximum square footage they can have is 1233 ft squared.  The would like to have some extra storage.  They would like to have few to no windows facing the prevailing winds.  They would also like to have their water heater close to their pluming fixtures.  They want to incorporate a large main room.

Bubble Diagram

Sketches

Site Plan

Renderings

Dimensioned Floor Plans

Elevations

Wall Sections

Window And Door Schedule

Room Schedule

Electrical Plan

Pluming Plan

Calculations

Storm Water Runoff

Pre-development Runoff

Q=CfCiA
Cf= 1.25
C= .1
i= 3.05
A= 0.5
(1.25)(.1)(3.05)(.05) = .2

Post development runoff

Drive Way

382.56+48.89+65.58+3.03+1273.94+126.02+8.70+8.70=1917.42〖ft〗^2
1917.42÷43560=0.044
A= .044
C= .825
i= 3.05
Cf= 1.25
0.04×.825×3.05×1.25= .126 
Q= .126 for drive way

House

A= 1120 / 43560= .026
C= .85
i= 3.05
Cf= 1.25
.026×.85×3.05×1.25=.084
Q= .084 for house

Site

A= .5- .044- .026= .43
C= .1
Cf= 1.25
i= 3.05
.43×.1×1.25×3.05=1.64
Q= 1.64 for site

.126 +.084 +1.64 = 1.85 
The site run off is 1.85

The difference in the runoff is 1.35 and I suggest a ditch would take care of this.

Wind turbines in wells county

What do you think? Do you think wind energy is a good idea? Respond with a salient fact and your opinion for a bonus point! You must link a source.

I think that it is a good idea to use wind energy.  It is wind almost every day and can save a lot of energy.  according to <http://www.myenergysolution.com/solar-wind/wind-faqs.html> wind energy can save you up to 70% on your energy bill.