Conference Session

Construction Education Topics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper PE, Norwich University; John Edward Patterson, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University; Daniel Amos Sagan AIA, Norwich University, School of Architecture and Art

Tagged Divisions

Construction

findings of the “2010 Housing Needs Assessment” of the Vermont’s Housing and FinanceAgency, at $170 per square foot, the ΔT90 House at house is beyond the reach of the majority ofnew households4. Based upon average construction costs from national survey and U.S. Bureauof Census figures, the costs for the ΔT90 House must be reduced by approximately one third inorder for the house to be affordable5.Norwich University’s Solar Decathlon Design PhilosophyWhile the Solar Decathlon Competition is about solar technology, its focus on affordability alsospeaks to practical marketability of the completed structure. An overwhelming number ofVermonter’s cannot afford a house that meets the target construction costs of the 2013 SolarDecathlon’s Affordability