Desert Dwelling: A Water Conservative Net-Zero Energy Project

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dc.contributor.advisorEisenbach, Roniten_US
dc.contributor.authorDoeller, Matthewen_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.accessioned2015-07-17T05:39:45Z
dc.date.available2015-07-17T05:39:45Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractThe world has begun to recognize that potable, or drinkable, water is a limited commodity that therefore needs to be used conservatively. Growing populations and changing climates are intensifying the need to conserve. At the present, homes built in the United States do not use water or energy efficiently. Reasons for these inefficiencies include abundant cheap energy and water as well as a home building culture that does not design to the natural conditions in local environments. When building culture accepts that the methods and aesthetic of structures must vary based on geography, significant environmental savings can occur. The goal of this project is to establish a variety of water conservative, net-zero energy single-family homes that can be used as prototypes for new development in arid climates throughout the Western United States.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2F05K
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/16828
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSustainabilityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDevelopmenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLas Vegasen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledNevadaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledNet-Zeroen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRammed Earthen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWater Conservationen_US
dc.titleDesert Dwelling: A Water Conservative Net-Zero Energy Projecten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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