Week of October 20-24

Monday October 20th:
In class today, you will conduct an internet search for "recycled furniture". You may select any type of furniture that could be used in the Tiny House. By the end of class today, your group must identify the type of furniture that you would like to build and the source material for that item.

The due dates for this activity are as follows:

10/22: Rough Sketch of object (including dimensions, you need to keep in mind where the item is going to go in the house.
11/14: Material List (refer to the rubric, I would like you to find 10 items that are going to be "re-purposed".
11/21: Scale Drawing of object (final/actual dimensions)
12/05: Material Acquisition (you need to create an inventory of these items and take pictures of them; also keep track of where each item came from.)
01/09: Building Completion

Please use this rubric to design and build your unique piece of furniture that we could use in the Tiny House. We will use this activity to supplement the work that we are doing on the house. Check out the "free" section on craigslist for material ideas. The goal of this project is to take materials that would be garbage and turning them into useable items.  This is called material up-cycling.

Tuesday October 21st:
You will complete a rough sketch of your furniture and begin a material list. We will (in small groups) begin to build the first roof section. This will be built in class, disassembled and then reassembled on the Tiny House! Pictures to follow!

Week of October 13-17

Monday October 13th:
Today, you are going to calculate the number of solar panels that will be needed on the roof of our Tiny House. Please use this document if you were not in class. This worksheet is provided in class, but the links are only active on the electronic version (obviously). This assignment should be completed in class tomorrow (or will become HW). Use this link to find average daylight hours in Colorado.

In case you missed it, here is a link to a great documentary about building and living in a "Tiny House"

Tuesday October 14th

Please complete the solar panel activity that we started yesterday. The goal for this activity is as follows:

1. Understand the difference between a watt and a watt-hour.
2. Know how to convert from watt-hour to kilowatt-hour.
3. Calculate the electrical generation potential of a solar panel.
4. Estimate the electrical needs of our "Tiny-House".
5. Estimate the number of solar panels needed to meet those needs.

You should be able to answer the above questions after completing this activity.

Wednesday October 15th
We have a re-design of the Tiny House roof design. We are going to do a flat pitched roof. Check out the Tumbleweed Tiny House website.
We will review the 5 questions above. Here is a presentation that reviews these concepts if you were absent.

Thursday October 16th
Please use the floor plans linked above (on the Tumbleweed site) and redesign the basic floor plan (portfolio drawing #3) to layout the following rooms: bedroom, bathroom, kitchen/dining room & living space. Be sure to use your scale and layout the rooms based on realistic uses and measurements.

Friday October 17th
Design and build day...

Week of October 6 - 10

This week, we will finish the material list for the window rough openings and install the openings. We will add the rough opening and the window to the scale drawing of the side profile. Please note that the brown window is for the "living room" side and the white window is for the "kitchen" side.
By the end of the week, you will have portfolio drawings 1-9 completed.

Here is a link to an extra credit opportunity.  There is an "upcycling" event called "pallet-fest" in Denver this weekend. This is an event that celebrates the re-use of materials that are usually thrown away or recycled.  If you attend, you can earn extra credit by selecting one item that caught your attention and explain how it represents the re-use of an item that would ordinarily be "trash". Please bring that summary to class on Monday for discussion.