L eaders in I mplementing F easible E nergy SYSTEMS

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EEnergynergy SYSTEMS SYSTEMS

Project Manager: Mindy Sanchez Lead Design: Stephen Arlington

Market Executive: Joe Munchel Research Development: Lindsay Master

AeroShadeTM

LIFE is bringing you green wind energy.

Problem StatementProblem Statement The goal of our team is to build

and develop an architecturally appealing integrated wind system that can be either retrofitted to existing buildings or added to new buildings.

This product will also utilize and incorporate existing C/S products and customer base.

ResearchResearchHAWT (Horizontal Axis Wind

Turbine)VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind

Turbine)-Savonius -Giromill-Darrieus

Wind Belt

Genzyme Science CenterGenzyme Science CenterFramingham, MA230,000-square-footWorcester, MA:

◦ Average yearly wind speed: 10.9 mph

Mechanics of the Mechanics of the AeroShadeAeroShadeTMTM

Advantages of the Advantages of the AeroShadeAeroShadeTMTM

•Easily retrofitted

•Aesthetically pleasing and discrete

•Uses Construction Specialties product•CS Sun Control blades

•Customizability•Substitute turbines with sun control blades

ResultsResults

BEFORE AFTER

Return on InvestmentReturn on InvestmentAeroShadeTM Cost Calculator

•Uses Input Variables•Cost per kWh •Wind speed•Number of Floors•Building Area•Sections of Aeroshade per Floor•Years Installed

•Produces Cost/Output Results•Output per Installment•% Energy Reduction•Energy Savings per Year•Years to Payoff Initial Costs•Profit/Deficit after X years

•Genzyme Science Center

•$ .177•5 m/s•6 Floors•230,000 sqft•175 Sections•After 20 Years…

•Return On Investment

•90,300 kWh per Year•3.93% Reduction•$15,985•9.59 years•$166,400 Profit

ReferencesReferences http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/65/1/

How-wind-turbines-work.html http://www.windturbine-analysis.netfirms.com/ http://www.symscape.com/blog/

vertical_axis_wind_turbine http://www.awea.org/faq/vawt.html http://www.ecologic-power.com/wind/vertical-

axis-turbine.php http://www.urbangreenenergy.com/turbine.php?

id=4 http://www.reuk.co.uk/Windbelt-Cheap-Micro-Win

d-Generator.htm http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/av

gwind.html http://www.genzyme.com

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsConstruction SpecialtiesJohn Klinger

Thank you for the opportunity to work on this Design Project.