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Design Multi Purpose Building: Technology and Engineering

The document provides guidance for students to design an energy efficient multi-purpose building. It outlines criteria for the building design including defining the problem, developing potential solutions, choosing the best solution, and creating scale drawings of the building plans and structure. Students are instructed to consider energy efficient design features like shape, color, window placement and size, shade, and alternative energy sources. The document emphasizes clear communication of the building design to address a community need.

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Design Multi Purpose Building: Technology and Engineering

The document provides guidance for students to design an energy efficient multi-purpose building. It outlines criteria for the building design including defining the problem, developing potential solutions, choosing the best solution, and creating scale drawings of the building plans and structure. Students are instructed to consider energy efficient design features like shape, color, window placement and size, shade, and alternative energy sources. The document emphasizes clear communication of the building design to address a community need.

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DESIGN MULTI­PURPOSE 

BUILDING
Technology and Engineering
WHAT IS MULTI­PURPOSE 
BUILDING?
 It is a building with spaces where people live, 
work, and have fun.
MAKE YOUR BUILDING ENERGY 
EFFICIENT!
Ideas to think about
 Shape

 Colors  

 Size and Number of Windows

 Location of Windows

 Shade

 Thermal Reservoir

 Solar Power
SHAPE: 
 What shape your building would be?  
Rectangular prism, cylinder, sphere, or 
combination of multiple shapes?  
 How does that help your building be more energy 
efficient?
COLOR:  

 What color(s) do you use for your building?  
 Why did you choose the color(s)?  

 How does that help your building be more energy 
efficient?
SIZE, SHAPE, LOCATION AND 
NUMBER OF WINDOWS: 
 How big the windows would be?  
 How many windows or what percent of your 
building would be windows?   Why? 
 What direction (North, South, East, West, North­
East, etc.) do you put more windows?  
 How does that help your building be more energy 
efficient?
SHADE
 Roof overhangs or tree can be designed to admit 
more sunlight in winter and less in summer.
 How does that help your building be more energy 
efficient?
THERMAL RESERVOIR
 Sometimes the floor or an internal wall of a 
house is built from stone or concrete or some 
similar material.
 These absorb and store heat during the day, then 
gradually release it at night, so the heater needs 
to do less work
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
 Solar cells, windmills, biomass, hydro, geotermal, 
bloom box, etc.
PARK ON TOP
 To save energy and to get clean water
CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS
 Define the problem
 Create scale drawings

 Design structure

 Energy Efficient

 Communicate Clearly
DEFINE THE PROBLEM
 Think about Lawrence.  How can you make this 
community safer, healthier, and better place to 
live?
 What types of service or products you think 
people in your community need in this 
community?
DEFINE THE PROBLEM
 Problem clearly defined with list of criteria and 
constraints.
 Detailed list of research information, websites, 
pictures and descriptions of example buildings.
 Each of you must have different building idea.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
 Write a problem statement, which is a short 
description of the functions of the building that 
you think are needed.
 For example, 
 “My teammates and I will design a building that ...”

 Each team come up with a problem statement.
CRITERIA AND CONSTRAINTS
Criteria
 4­story building, 1 underground floor

 Residential and business spaces

 100ft by 100ft land

 Add more!

Constraints
 Building codes

 Zoning laws
DEVELOP POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
 Based on the problem statement, criteria and 
constraints, each of you draw sketch of a 
building.
 List some ideas about
 What type(s) of business you invite to your building.
 What type(s) of rooms you have in your building (for 
singles, couples, or families)
 Explain why they are beneficial for your community.
CHOOSE THE BEST SOLUTION
 Each of you take turns sharing the sketches and 
ideas.
 Look for ways to incorporate the best ideas.

 Or use a Pugh chart if necessary
CREATE SCALE DRAWINGS
 Create floor plans and elevations.
 Each member is in charge of at least two plans.

 Use 1:144 (1 square on the paper means 1 square 
yards, which is equal to 9 square feet).
 Each plan must have
 Building element labeled
 Title block

 Every segment must be drawn with a ruler.
DRAWINGS SHOULD HAVE
 Floor plans for 
 Basement
 1st to 4th floor
 Rooftop

 Elevation Views for
 North, East, South and West view.

 Each student must be in charge of
 At least 1 floor plan AND 1 elevation view.
FLOOR PLANS
FLOOR PLANS
DESIGN STRUCTURE
 Write one or two paragraphs to describe that 
your team chooses the color, shape, and size of 
the building.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 Describe several energy efficient features and 
illustrates how thermal energy flows through the 
building
WHAT STREET WOULD YOU BUILD 
AND WHY?
 Pick a street in Lawrence to construct your 
building?
 Why did you pick a street?  

 How do the building affect people and the 
community? 
COMMUNICATE CLEARLY
 Place all items on a trifold­presentation board.
 Drawings and model provide clear descript8ion of 
building design.
 Writing is clear and well­organized.

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