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Construction


Mock-up: Initial Construction Piece

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Initial sketch-up of model
Changes need to make to Mock-up:
​- Change to Polystyrene sheets that can be easily modified
- Bigger box
- Need to see how it functions with a heat lamp
- build lamp holder with wood rather than metal

Final Construction Piece:

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Materials used:
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Polystyrene Sheets
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Heat Lamp
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Duct tape
CNC is used to cut polystyrene sheets
Laser cutter used to create lamp holder
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Part 1: Testing Materials

- try to keep each material around 1 ft by 1 ft
​- tiles bought at Home Depot
- materials are placed at the bottom of the box
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Color Differences
- Wood planks and metal sheets are painted back and white
- 2 layers of paint 

Electronics Control Strategy:

Arduino used to collect live time ambient temperature recordings
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Arduino
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Breadboard
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Jumper Wires
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DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor
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LCD Display


​Code and set-up taken from here:
http://www.circuitbasics.com/how-to-set-up-the-dht11-humidity-sensor-on-an-arduino/

    
HOBO sensor used to collect ambient and surface temperature
Infrared Imaging Camera used to collect visual data
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HOBO data logger (ambient)
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TMC6-HD Temperature Sensor
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Infrared Imaging Camera

Schedule and Budget

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  • Projects
    • Environment Box
    • Passive Refrigeration
    • Water Cooling
    • Fog Catching
    • Roof Geometries
    • Optimal Insulation
    • Cooler Windcatcher
    • Green Machine
    • Mitigating Humidity
    • Convective Air Flow
    • Styrene Reuse
    • Thermal Reflection
    • ETFE Rigidification
    • Phase Change Materials
    • Polar Reflection
    • Cavity Depth Variation
    • Vapor Permeability
    • Algae Facade
    • Moisture Buffering
    • Engineered Geometries
    • Recycled Desiccant Materials
    • Living Wall
    • Solar Shading Facades
    • SHADESin.reACTION
    • Low-Fab Dehumidification
    • Breathing Wall
    • Urban Heat Island
    • Acoustical Design
    • Latent Heat of PCM's
    • Insulative Qualities of Air
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    • Building Science Basics I
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    • Research & Literature Review
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    • Moving Graphics
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    • 1: Research Proposal
    • 2: Prototype
    • 3: Data
    • 4: Design Proposal
    • Presentation & Paper
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