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Habitat For Humanity
October 2, 2001
Team Organization
Web / Architectural Team Prathima
Venkatesan Jimmy Johnson Berook Moges Sam Jin Renae Hopf
Energy Efficiency Team Anshul
Mangal Matt Selvey Rachel Austin Chris Costanzo
Team Leader – Jimmy Johnson
Overview Web / Architectural
Database Volunteer Tutorials
Energy Efficiency Setback Thermostats Solar Fan
Jimmy, Prathima, Sam, Barook
Point of Sales Database 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
Jimmy, Prathima, Sam, Barook
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
Jimmy, Prathima, Sam, Barook
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
Renae
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
Renae
Volunteer Tutorials
Rachel, Chris
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
Rachel, Chris
Set-Back Thermostat
Programmable thermostats can lower energy use in home
Modeled in Energy-10
software package
Rachel, Chris
Set-Back Thermostat
Rachel, Chris
Honeywell T8600 Chronotherm III Thermostat
Weekday/Saturday-Sunday programming
Temporary override Vacation override User Friendly Donated by Honeywell
to Habitat International
Rachel, Chris
Honeywell T8600 Chronotherm III Thermostat
Installed Spring 2001 in 3 Lafayette homes
Homeowners will be trained to use thermostat with tutorial
Cost savings will be calculated throughout Fall and Winter
Anshul, Matt
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
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
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
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