Green HouseLocated in suburbs of Philadelphia

Nick Brown, Doug Brown, Sean Bowers

House

• Faces the south to attract sun• Majority of windows are in the south and east

sides to let in the most light in.• Almost no windows on north and west sides

so heat doesn’t leak out and to block the sun in the summer

Landscaping

• Trees will be planted on north and west sides of the house to block sun in the summer

• Grass all around the house

Bamboo Floors

• Faster growing then trees– 3 years to mature while trees take 50-100

• Immensely durable– So durable in Asia they are using it to build bridge

Insulated Concrete Forms

• Concrete walls sandwiched between insulation material

• MIT study showed insulated concrete saved 20 percent of the energy then a wood framed building

Cellulose Insulation

• Made of Recycled newspaper• Paper does not end up in a landfill

Sustainable Concrete

• Uses materials that would go to waste• Can be made of crushed glass, woodchips or

slag (byproduct of steel manufacturing)

Windows

• Triple Paned Windows– Save 50% more then single pane windows– Save 20% more then double pane windows

• Low-E windows (low emissivity)– Lets heat in during winter and heat out in the

summer – Comes in between panes– Saves 10 to 20 percent of energy

Reused plastic flooring

• Made of recycled plastic like plastic bags• More durable and less toxic then

conventionally treated lumber

Nuclear Power

• Our home will use power from a nuclear power plant when personal power supplies are not providing enough energy.

Photovoltaic Cells

• Solar panels will provide a clean, local power source.

• Reduces power from fossil fuels, power plants etc.

• Captures energy from the sun and uses for powering a home and excess get sold to the power company.

• 8 solar panels

Word Problem

• We have 8 panels. For every hour there is 2-kW produced. Located in the Philadelphia region, where the average number of full hours of sunshine per day is 4.3 hours. Only 0.8 of the sunlight is actually captured. The savings per kilowatt is 10 cents. How much money would we save?

Green Roof

● Insulate● Provide a clean (no gas will be used to

transport food), local food.● Lengthens the roof lifetime ● Reduces runoff● Replaces shingles and other roofing materials

Lighting

● Natural light through large amounts of windows

● Natural light will be used as much as possible● When natural light is insufficient CFL

lightbulbs will be used.● Replaces lights during the day

Rain Barrels

• Rain barrels will be used to collect and save water

• Uses runoff from our house to water out plant• Saves money on water bill• Replaces water need from Pipes to water flowers

Reflective Roof

• Reflects sunlight• Reduces air conditioning prices• Saves about 6,000 per year• Replaces typical roofing