From the Solar Decathlon to Sustainable Communities

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dc.contributor.advisorRockcastle, Garthen_US
dc.contributor.authorCourtney, Christopheren_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-12T05:41:35Z
dc.date.available2018-09-12T05:41:35Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the potential to use the fundamental elements of UMD’s decathlon submission, and transform it into scalable, modular, fully customizable, and sustainable houses for the Native Tribes, including Apache reservation in Bylas, Arizona. The thesis summarizes the various prototypes and possible arrangements of a solar home, but first lays out significant precedent analysis for sustainable solar communities to form a strong baseline of rich context. The history and culture of the resilient nomadic Apache tribe is then analyzed in order to better understand what is and is not appropriate design-wise for this culture. It explores options, a decision-matrix using a smartphone application, and layouts using the courtyard, compact and cluster arrangements. It concludes with sample houses and building designs that would be in the community.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2513V03G
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/21237
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAppen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCommunitesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCustomizationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDecathlonen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSustainableen_US
dc.titleFrom the Solar Decathlon to Sustainable Communitiesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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