This project consists of an architectural, structural, and mechanical design for a proposed house for the Solar Decathlon Africa competition taking place in Benguerir, Morocco, in September 2019. This project presents a sustainable, cost-effective, and marketable design that will help promote the idea of green living to African countries. Traditional architecture of the area, structural sandwich panels for modular construction, and a passive downdraft evaporative cooling tower to reduce energy were implemented.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Poskus, Hayley
• Leigher, Kelsey Ann
• Schenkenberg, Patrick
• Moser, Alexis Katherine

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-041618-124111

Advisor

• Saleem, Hussam S
• Farzinmoghadam, Mohamad
• Van Dessel, Steven
• Elovitz, Kenneth M.

Year

• 2018

Date created

• 2018-04-16

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering
• Architectural Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificação

• 2021-01-03