Author: Alex Weber
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Detailing the Ogden KS Net Positive house
The process of detailing the Net positive house was iterative and took the entire team. Detailing takes a clear understanding of not only the form but, the various layers of the building envelope. The building envelope is highly efficient and focused on creating a continuous seal around the entire house.…
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And Just Like That… We Have A House!
As we come to the final weeks of the semester, the Net+ Studio has had a busy first week on site, while also participating in the APDesign Kremer competition. Though we had some minor setbacks at the beginning, the studio worked hard to get all the wall and roof panels up on…
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Panels Are Done!(April 19th)
As we get closer and closer to the end of the semester the Net Positive studio has been working diligently in APD West to complete panel construction. Working during class time and on our own time, the Net Positive studio was able to create a system of working that streamlined…
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We Can’t Slow Down!! (04.10.2021)
As we start to close in near the end of the semester, our workload increases and remains consistently heavy. The Net+ Studio has been continuously preparing for the events of the 2021 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. We have been finalizing tests on our prototype as well as finetuning and…
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The Kitchen Process (04.03.2021)
This week was very busy for the Net+Studio, the studio was split between many projects. Primarily, we focused on preparing a set of six presentations for the solar decathlon for the St. John project deadline coming up. We also focus on a continuation of the CD set for the Ogden house.…
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Time to Problem Solve (03.27.2021
This week, we started by setting up the APDWEST shop and preparing the construction panels area. Then, we completed a mock-up version of a typical wall and roof by assembling together all the pieces that we made last week. There were some issues regarding material cost because of the COVID 19 situation.…
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Finishing up in St. John
It has been a very busy week for the Net+ Studio! We have been making progress in both last year’s project in St. John as well as in this year’s project in Ogden. Monday through Wednesday were focused on doing shop work for our project in Ogden. This involved cleaning up…
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Solar Decathlon – St. John
The Solar Decathlon deadline was quickly approaching. This meant that it was time to put together a book to submit. As a class, we split into six groups to discuss the architecture, engineering, presentation, resilience, market, and affordability. This process was not only a deadline, but also a good opportunity…
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02.20.2021 Update
We started Monday with going through our Construction Documents and marking our drawings. Our class is working in separate groups but at the end we are compiling all our sheets together to go through our progress. We started first with architectural design mark ups and then moved to structural and detailing. After that we had…
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The Final Design
Hello friends! Our class has continued to stay fast paced on our design. At this point, we are at about sixty percent complete on our Construction Documents for our Ogden project. We are still working in our separate groups. One group is working on the model, another on the structure…
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