2021 Fall ENGR333 Project Section B Final Report

Authors

Calvin University 2021 ENGR333 Section B

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

In 2020, residences used 16.5% of all final energy in the United States, and residences were responsible for 19.3% of all U.S. CO2 emissions. Calvin ENGR 333 students partnered with Habitat for Humanity to tackle the issue of carbon emissions when designing their homes. Habitat for Humanity for Kent County is endeavoring to design homes that reduce energy consumption, energy expenditures, and carbon emissions. They are embarking upon a “carbon footprint build” that will minimize energy consumption and carbon emissions, both during construction and across the lifetime of their new Habitat for Humanity homes. This semester, the senior mechanical engineering students at Calvin have addressed the question, “What is the expected carbon emissions savings of the carbon footprint build houses?”. After preliminary results, it was deemed that the house was not carbon-neutral and therefore a second question was asked, “how can carbon emissions be reduced by a further 20%?”. The ENGR 333 Section B class examined two different Habitat for Humanity Houses (located at 726 London St SW and 930 Woolsey St SW) and analyzed the carbon emissions throughout the entire life cycle of the house. This section was split up into four teams: embodied carbon, onsite activity, utilities, and design.

Publication Date

12-8-2021

Recommended Citation

Calvin University 2021 ENGR333 Section B, "2021 Fall ENGR333 Project Section B Final Report" (2021). ENGR 333. 18.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/engr_333/18