Sept. 23

Introduction to Sustainable Structures

House, consumption and world urbanism

presentation notes HOUSE, World Urbanism

journal article #1 -- human impact on landscape

ecofootprint and the natural environment

ecofootprint quiz

turn the tide

lecture internet references:

http://www.solar4power.com/solar-power-global-maps.html

http://www.ocs.orst.edu/ oregon climate service

www.mrsunsolar.com

solar potential http://www.oregonseia.org/re_oregon_solar_resources.htm

sunangle calculator         http://www.susdesign.com/sunangle/

sun chart program http://solardat.uoregon.edu/SunChartProgram.html

water http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/rainwater/need.html

rainwater harvesting in portland http://users.easystreet.com/ersson/

rainwater harvesting guide

journal article #1 due

the natural environment

solar, wind, water potentials and much more

wind from homepower.com

rainwater design in portland

ASES National Solar Home Tour

salem http://www.energy.state.or.us/renew/Solar/2003Tour/Salem.htm

Bend (pdf)

Eugene see (www.solaror.org)contact Tom Scott, The Energy Service Co., 399 E. 10th Ave, Eugene, Or. 97401, 541.302.6808, email tom@ecosolar.com

project: solar angle profile & rainwater collection

ecological design video

class field trip #1 to Sylvania Strawbale Structure (meet at structure at 4pm, tour with instr. David Berger)

one page review of PCC SB Structure

Earth Shelters

Malcolm Wells

Arcosanti

USDOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Earth Shelters

an earth shelter dissertation

The Rocky Mountain Research Center

one page review of PCC SB due

solar angle profile & rainwater  due

week five

Rammed Earth/Adobe

slide presentation

project: jar test

Rammed Earth/Adobe and more

video: from the ground up

http://earthship.org/

reference links:

Rammed Earth http://www.rammedearth.com/

Pise' (pneumatic) http://www.rammedearthworks.com/

Rammed Earth Homes http://www.rammedearthhomes.com/

                Adobe                  http://www.adobebuilder.com/

books http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/adobe.html

book review building w/ vision

week six

Oct 28

guest lecture:

green contractors

wells checklist (use this to assess your house to include in your project book)

Oct 30

Building News Alternative Materials

project due: jar test

book review building w/ vision

week seven

Nov 4

Strawbale Houses

video: a strawbale home tour

final project program issued

Strawbale Houses

Field Trip #2  --Satuday Nov. 8         (9am meet at Tamrack project 2323 se tamarack ave, portland)

project: review of field trip

week eight

holiday

no class

Solar Greenhouses

project due: review of field trip

Living Machines/vermiculture

treating wastewater naturally

project: design of biological wastewater treatment

week nine

living machines revisited

natural wetlands video

project due:design of biological wastewater treatment

project: work on final

week ten

solar water heating

project: work on final

No class - thanksgiving

photovoltaics

in class work on final project

work day

Final