L eaders in I mplementing F easible E nergy SYSTEMS AeroShade TM LIFE is bringing you green wind energy. Project Manager: Mindy Sanchez Lead Design: Stephen Arlington Market Executive: Joe Munchel Research Development: Lindsay Master Problem Statement The goal of our team is to build and develop an architecturally appealing integrated wind system that can be either retrofitted to existing buildings or added to new buildings. This product will also utilize and incorporate existing C/S products and customer base. Research HAWT (Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine) VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine) -Savonius -Giromill -Darrieus Wind Belt Genzyme Science Center Framingham, MA 230,000-square-foot Worcester, MA: ◦ Average yearly wind speed: 10.9 mph Mechanics of the AeroShade TM Advantages of the AeroShade TM •Easily retrofitted •Aesthetically pleasing and discrete •Uses Construction Specialties product •CS Sun Control blades •Customizability •Substitute turbines with sun control blades Results BEFORE AFTER Return on Investment AeroShade Cost Calculator TM •Uses Input Variables •Cost per kWh •Wind speed •Number of Floors •Building Area •Sections of Aeroshade per Floor •Years Installed •Genzyme Science Center •$ .177 •5 m/s •6 Floors •230,000 sqft •175 Sections •After 20 Years… •Produces Cost/Output Results •Return On Investment •Output per Installment •% Energy Reduction •Energy Savings per Year •Years to Payoff Initial Costs •Profit/Deficit after X years •90,300 kWh per Year •3.93% Reduction •$15,985 •9.59 years •$166,400 Profit References http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/65/1/How-windturbines-work.html http://www.windturbine-analysis.netfirms.com/ http://www.symscape.com/blog/vertical_axis_wind_turbine http://www.awea.org/faq/vawt.html http://www.ecologic-power.com/wind/vertical-axisturbine.php http://www.urbangreenenergy.com/turbine.php?id=4 http://www.reuk.co.uk/Windbelt-Cheap-Micro-WindGenerator.htm http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html http://www.genzyme.com Acknowledgements Construction Specialties John Klinger Thank you for the opportunity to work on this Design Project.