Roundhouse Design - Community Service Learning for the Pinoleville Pomo Nation (PPN)
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Architectural Engineering Civil Engineering Community-based Service Learning Construction Engineering Design Electrical Engineering Engineering Ethics Green Design and Sustainable Engineering Mechanical Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
Sustainable Buildings Green Living Native American Engineers and Scientists |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Case Study |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Ryan Shelby |
| Description: | A case study of culturally-sensitive sustainable building design created through service learning. The PPN (Pinoleville Pomo Nation) and the UCB (University of California at Berkeley) partnership began in Spring 2008, when students from a freshman design class met with members of the Tribe to assess the needs, and co-design sustainable housing that could be integrated into the tribal community. The result of this partnership was a roundhouse prototype design. The house is designed with the highest standard of environmental sustainability and Pomo cultural values in mind, and will serve as an exemplar for future houses to be built on tribal lands across the country. The first home will be constructed in Ukiah, California in 2010; there are plans for the creation of three more homes based on this design, to be built in both Ukiah and Lakeport. The house is designed to house 3-5 people in a family plus visitors and extended family. The home will include a breadth of sustainable features, including: * Straw bale insulation * Energy-efficient design * Geothermal heat pump * Solar photovoltaic array * Solar hot water collectors * Grey water irrigation * Composting toilets * Rain catchment The home's layout will furthermore be based on aspects of traditional Pomo culture. Its design features a rounded structure containing a large communal kitchen and living room to accommodate extended families and tribal gatherings. Design trade-offs include (1) how to best use the roof: solar panels, skylights, green roof); (2) building materials; (3) water harvesting; and (4) which round house design features to keep. |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process (i) Engage in life-long learning |
| Use of Resource: |
Good example of service learning that integrated sustainable design with culturally-sensitive engineering. Also a good case study in straw bale home design, geothermal heat pumps, grey water, composting toilets, solar energy. |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Low |
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| Place Name: | University of California at Berkeley BEST Lab Berkeley Expert Systems Technology Laboratory Berkeley Energy and Sustainable Technologies Laboratory |
| Place Type: | College/University |
| Place Location: | 6102 Etcheverry Hall, Berkeley, California 94720 United States |
| West Longitude: | -122.259633 |
| East Longitude: | -122.258861 |
| North Latitude: | 37.876084 |
| South Latitude: | 37.875263 |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | May 2010 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://ppn.airjaldi.org/drupal/node/70 |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
CARES
EP on the GO
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