Visiting Faculty Facility
Chief Dull Knife College
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
MorningStar Concept:
Goals:
• A community based program to create low cost, energy
efficient, easy to construct and maintain housing.
• Promote local jobs and business.
• Develop the first solar home in a community.
Overall Design Criteria :
Affordability, Durability, Energy efficiency, Constructability,
Sustainability and Adaptability
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
MorningStar Concept:
Design components:
a) technical core - mechanical aspects
b) living space - working, sleeping & eating
c) breezeway - buffer zone & passive systems (daylight &
natural ventilation)
Construction Strategies:
a) Prefabricated technical core
b) Community built living space shell and finishes
HW
D/W
REFR.
PATIO
STOVE/
OVEN
BATHROOM
KITCHEN
STACK W/D
MAIN ENTRANCE
BEDROOM
DINING
LIVING
BEDROOM
STUDIO
FLOOR PLAN 4
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
Chief Dull Knife College
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
MorningStar Montana
MorningStar Pennsylvania
Owner
Chief Dull Knife College
Center for Sustainability
Permanent site location
Lame Deer, MT
State College, PA
Temporary: Entry Home for Solar
Decathlon 2007 Competition.
Purpose of facility
Permanent: Visiting Faculty Lecturer
Facility
Program
single family facility for one lecturer
and a small family
research, outreach and living facility for
one researcher
Transformation,
adaptation, and future
expansion
Phase 1: single family facility. Phase 2:
meeting rooms & common areas.
Phase 3: expanded living areas
* integration of alternative sources of
energy
Design Components
a) technical core: bathroom, kitchen,
laundry, HW closet, b) living space: 2
bedrooms, living/dining, and c) full
basement (storage)
a) technical core: bathroom,
mechanical room, kitchen, laundry, b)
breezeway (entrance), and c) living
space: 1 bedroom & living-dining.
Permanent: Hybrid Renewable Energy
Systems (HyRES) Laboratory *
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
Overall Design Criteria
Affordability, Durability, Energy
efficiency, Constructability,
Sustainability, low tech solutions,
cultural values
Energy efficiency (highly insulated),
Innovative Builiding Integrated
Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems,
Didactic quality, maximize space,
Flexibility, Sustainability, high tech
solutions, local considerations
Design Constraints
Aligned to Solar D market approach,
tech core width (8.5 ft), climate,
availability of materials & contractors,
volunteer participation, 3 weeks of on
site construction
Solar D rules & regs, exclusively
solar powered home, 800 SF,
transportation regulations (HxWxL),
temp & permanent site requirements,
2 performance modes (competition &
permanent)
Specific Design
Features Customization
Northern Cheyenne cultural values:
Main entrance and living area - East.
Spacious and flexible living area
(multiple purposes), Open plan
kitchen - integrated with living area
(separated by a counter), spacious
bedrooms (extended family
members), the Circle as a floor tile
design and artwork, Artwork on
strawbale walls, access to outdoors
Flexible living space, prognostic
control systems, "plug & play" fashion
of equipment, car interface, air tight
envelope and high thermal resistance
values of wall and roof systems,
systems synergies (heat recovery),
minimized ductwork (reduces line
losses thus energy used)
Chief Dull Knife College
Visiting Faculty Facility
Construction
Strategies
prefabricated technical core and
community-built shell and finishes
prefabricated technical core (unit 1)
and prefab living space + breezeway
(unit 2)
Construction Process
1. prefab tech core in State College,
PA, 2. site preparation MT, 3.
transport tech core to MT, 4. place
core over foundation, 5. MT on site
building construction
1. prefab units 1 & 2 in State College,
PA, 2. transport to DC, 3. assembly
in DC, 4. disassembly in DC, 5.
transport back to State College, PA,
6. place on foundation
Milestone Schedule
1. - Spring 07, 2. - mid March 07, 3. end May 07, 4. - June 07, 5. June24-July14 07
1. - Spring-Summer 07, 2. - late Sept
07, 3. - beginning Oct 07, 4. & 5. end Oct 07, 6. - Nov 07
Walls: loadbearing strawbale
Walls: SIPS 6-1/2" polyurethane
Roof: SIPS
Roof: SIPS & steel structure
Glazing: polygal
Glazing: polycarbonate w/ nanogel
film & double pane low e glass
Foundation: Slab on grade / full
basement
Foundation: steel floor frame over
permanent foundation system
Major Building
Elements - Living
Space