Design Journal Entry - Module 3

List your three or four guiding design goals using this format for each goal:

Goal 1: Energy efficient

• Measure:  offsets energy use
• Targets:
• produce enough energy to put back into the grid than is used throughout the year
• net zero +
• Strategies:
• the use of PVs
• the use of natural energy to heat and cool

Goal 2: Cost reduction

• Measure:  cost of operation
• Targets:
• reduce operational costs by 50% of baseline
• reduce operation costs by 85% of baseline
• Strategies:
• use of high efficiency products
• use of reclaimed/recycled water

Goal 3: Natural renewables use

• Measure:  the amount of reduction is the use of heat or air conditioning
• Targets:
• 50%
• 85%
• Strategies:
• utilizing a house design that allows for the sun to enter and heat the house in the winter but be blinded during the summer
• utilizing a house design that allows for a circulation of air during the summer to cool down the house