The purpose of a playhouse is to provide a comfortable place for the veterans family to bond and play. The intention of our project was to develop a procedure for reducing waste, cost and production time to build a single playhouse. To achieve this, we determined high quality materials that are less expensive than those currently used, reduced material waste from each build, and identified a standardized construction method to reduce building time and cost. Completion of this project resulted in a blueprint with optional, alternative materials and dimensions, step-by-step assembly instructions, including videos, for HFHMW/GW and the volunteers to use, and a formal report outlining the results of the methodology.

• 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

• Zembek, Lain E.
• Coakley, Myles
• Breidenbach, Matthew David

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Well-Being
• Culture
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030118-133504

Keyword

• Buildings--Design and construction
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Kasouf, Chickery J.
• Saberi, Sara

Year

• 2018

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Habitat for Humanity

Date created

• 2018-03-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright