Habitat+Overview


 * **Project Name** || **Project Goals** || **Project Results** || **Recommendations** ||
 * Wall Insulation || Determine best insulation option to minimize overall cost. ||  || Continue to use cellulose to insulate the walls ||
 * Attic Insulation || Determine best insulation option to minimize overall cost. ||  || Continue to use cellulose to insulate the attic ||
 * Stud-Sizing || Determine best insulation option to minimize overall cost. ||  || Switch to using 2x6 studs in the homes ||
 * Duct Insulation || Determine best insulation option to minimize overall cost. ||  || The current method is sufficient ||
 * Woodruff Rating || Determine Woodruff's Ave. house rating (HERS) || A score of 90 || Follow the Energy Star guidelines to get a score of 85. ||
 * Energy Star Rating || Determining what the prcedures are for obtaining a Energy star rating, and notifying up coming changes to the new version about to be implimentated. || Ability for Energy Star rated Homes || Achieve the Energy Star rating to reduce utility cost for the home Owner. ||
 * Government Assist Programs || Find various government assisst and/or tax rebates available for building supplies and appliances to minimize overall cost. ||  || Continue using resources already being used. If a new appliance has to be bought, then use tax rebate programs. ||
 * Bill of Materials || Design a method for choosing between multiple options based off lifetime cost || [[file:Lifetime Cost of Unit.xlsx]] ||  ||
 * Heat Flow To Cost || Design a method for calculating the cost of a predicted change in heat flow || [[file:Energy to Cost Converter.xlsx]] || Find the Efficiency rating of the Air Conditioners and edit those fields in the Excel Page ||
 * Hot Water Heaters || To determine whether tankless or storage water heaters are more cost efficient overall. || Tankless water heaters slightly cheaper overall || The tankless water heaters are more energy efficient than the storage ones but they are also more expensive and have more limitations. In the end however I believe they are the cheaper option. ||
 * Roof Ventilation || To determine whether or not it is more efficient to use ridge vents or wind turbine vents. || The ridge vent is more cost effective || The ridge vent should be used over the whirly bird vents because the amount of whirly vents needed to match the efficiency of the ridge vent is more expensive and not very pleasing to look at. ||
 * Condensing Unit Placement || To determine where would be the best location to place the condensing unit so that it will use the least amount of energy and be most cost efficient. || Best placement is outside || The ideal place for the unit is on the North side of the house so that it has the most shade, there should be nothing within 2 feet of the vents and it should not be next to a window. ||
 * Overhang || To determine the legth of roof overhang need to shade the windows on the south side of the house. || In Searcy Arkansas (35 15' 2" north) the overhang should be 2ft 5in for an 8ft wall. || I recommend thant all Habitat Houses should have an overhang. ||