This presentation was given by Michael Blough, Sean Mccaffrey, Dusty Weber, Jeff Sipes, and Allison

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This presentation was given by Michael Blough,
Sean Mccaffrey, Dusty Weber, Jeff Sipes, and
Allison Oliver for the final in the Fall of 2007.
Each presenter worked on their individual slides
and complied them to create the following slide
show.
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E.P.I.C.S. Final Presentation Fall 2007

• H.C.N.A.
• (Historic Centennial Neighborhood Association)

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H.C.N.A.

• Who we are
• The HCNA team of the EPICS program at Purdue
  works with the Historic Centennial Neighborhood
  of Lafayette to attract new homebuyers to the
  area, for whom high heating costs still remain a
  primary deterrent and to inform current
  homeowners about energy efficiency issues present
  in their homes.
• Mission
• To revitalize, solve heating problems, and
  improve the energy efficiency in 19th Century
  Homes.

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Project Partner

• This teams project partner is the Historic
  Centennial Neighborhood Association (HCNA) and
  our contact is Professor Michael Hunt.

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Team H.C.N.A.

• Design Team
• Allison Oliver
• Jeff Sipes
• Danny West
• Historical Architecture Team
• Sean McCaffrey
• Brandon Conrad
• Nicole Peterson
• Technical Information Team
• Michael Blough
• Cameron Ground
• Kyle Moelker
• Josh Mark
• Andy Shaw

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What is H.O.M.E.E.?

• H.O.M.E.E. HCNAs Open Model for Energy
  Efficiency
• Web model accessible to the public but intended
  for the HCN homeowners and potential homebuyers
• Goals
• To serve as an aid to update the efficiency of
  these homes, making the neighborhood a more
  affordable and attractive place to live
• To persuade more homebuyers to invest in the
  homes in the HCN by providing a centralized place
  to gather the necessary information to make
  appropriate and essential renovations

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Design Team

• Team Members Major Year
• Allison Oliver Freshman Engineering Fresh.
• Jeff Sipes Mechanical Engineering Soph.
• Danny West Mech. Engr. Technology Soph.

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Project H.O.M.E.E. Template
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Project H.O.M.E.E. Homepage
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Project H.O.M.E.E. Temp Base Page
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Project H.O.M.E.E. Logo
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Whats Next/Concerns

• Updating
• Altering the layout of the web design
• Program that asks a series of questions and
  outputs certain problem areas based on the
  answers to those questions

• Testing
• How will we test the effectiveness of Project
  H.O.M.E.E.?

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Technical Information Team

• Team Members Major Year
• Cameron Ground Mechanical Engineering Junior
• Michael Blough Civil Engineering Soph.
• Kyle Moelker Civil Engineering Soph.
• Dusty Weber Mechanical Engineering Fresh.
• Andy Shaw Mechanical Engineering Soph.
• Josh Mark Building Construction
  Senior Management

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Technical Information

• Gather and Explain Information
• Problem areas
• Appliances
• Insulation
• Air infiltration
• Windows
• Knee walls
• Balloon framing

• Problems with house
• What is the problem?
• How can you fix it?
• Who can fix it?
• How much will it cost?
• How much will it save?
• How important is this issue compared to the
  others?

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Technical Information

• Process
• Gather Information
• Compile
• Research Costs
• Edit/Check

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Technical Information

• Information thus far
• Appliances
• Insulation
• Finance
• Sections we have started on
• Air Infiltration
• Windows
• Knee Walls
• Balloon Framing

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Knee Walls Balloon Framing
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Appliances Insulation

• Largest source of energy consumption
• Large improvements in efficiency in recent years

• Many historic homes have little or no insulation
• Types of insulation
• Steps to insulate

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Air Infiltration Windows

• Unconditioned air entering the house
• Facilitates the stack effect
• Common problem areas
• Steps to minimize

• Affects the R-value of a home
• Often poorly installed
• Commonly thought of as most important

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Whats Next?

• Future Plans
• Finish Documents
• Gather past utility bills for research

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Historical Architecture Team (HAT)

• Team Members Major Year
• Brandon Conrad Historic Architecture Senior
• Sean McCaffrey Building Construction Mgmt Soph.
• Nicole Peterson Retail Management Soph.

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HAT Goals

• To collect and organize historical information
  about homes in the HCN in order to provide
  valuable information about energy efficiency and
  maintaining historical significance of these
  homes.

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Historic Centennial Neighborhood

• Researching the HCN
• 148 homes
• 23 different architectural styles
• 7 most common architectural styles (68)

• Gabled
• Italianate
• American Four Square
• Greek revival

• Queen Anne
• Bungalow
• Free-Classic

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Most Prevalent Styles

• Compiling Information
• History
• Common problems

Gable Italianate Greek
Revival
Pictures from http//historiccentennial.org/
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Whats Next for HAT?

• Finish Preliminary Research by
• Reviewing more technical documents
• Looking into past case studies
• Speaking to professionals

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Conclusion
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Objectives
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Team Division
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A Look Into the Future
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Questions?

• We welcome any questions, comments, and
  suggestions that may help improve our team so
  that we may have a greater impact on the
  community!

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To everyone
Our team would like to thank you for your time.
Team HCNA