NET ZERO PASSIVE HOUSE
I designed this house my Junior year at ASU using SketchUp, Revit and a HERs score rating program. This Revit project is a more detailed version of the passive house I designed on sketch up. This house is designed to be net zero, producing as much energy as it consumes via photovoltaics, Solar Thermal, and passive solar heating. The shading fins prevent sun from entering the home during the hot summer months and allow for full solar heat gain during the cold winter months. The multiple levels allow the homeowner to take advantage of convective cooling in the summer by opening the top windows in the loft and lower windows in the dining room. The home takes advantage of geothermal heating and cooling by receding into the ground. The shades for the first floor are designed to be solar thermal collectors that take advantage of the sun they are blocking. After I designed the house in Revit I performed an energy audit using a HERs score rating software that calculates the HERs score based on the insulation values, U-factors, ACH, solar heat gain coefficients, and appliances within the home. I then sized a PV array that would offset the homes remaining energy use until it was NET Zero.
*Additional information on this project posted on the SketchUp and Revit pages.
*Additional information on this project posted on the SketchUp and Revit pages.