THE GREEN DORM: A SUSTAINABLE RESIDENCE AND LIVING LABORATORY FOR STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Impact/Purpose:
Central to the Green Dorm is an accurate building systems metering network that will feed a central database, rendering our “living laboratory” an ideal testing facility for innovative building system designs. Project participants will document building system function to better understand the relationships between building and users, and to develop performance-based code compliance. We hope our thorough documentation will influence future codes, thus extending the influence of our project and propagating ideas and pathways for enhancing sustainability in the built environment.
Description:
The Lotus Living Laboratory at Stanford University is exploring sustainable building technologies and sustainable living habits through the design, construction and operation of The Green Dorm, an innovative facility containing residential, laboratory and commons space. Both the design process and resulting physical spaces will model innovative systems that engage project participants and make apparent the connections between building users and resource cycles. The project will create networks of information and resources, both the structure and content of which will be a tool for other sustainable development projects both locally and globally.
Record Details:
Record Type:PROJECT(
ABSTRACT
)
Start Date:09/01/2006
Completion Date:08/31/2009
Record ID:
169220
Keywords:
GREEN DESIGN, ADAPTABILITY, ECOLOGICAL PLANNING, PERMACULTURE, BIOPHYLLIC, BUILDING PERFORMANCE, COMPONENTS, HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, WATER FILTRATION, FUEL CELLS, PHOTOVOLTAIC, MEMBRANE BIO-REACTORS, SENSORS, FEEDBACK, POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION, PASSIVE SOLAR, ORIENTATION, THERMAL MASS, LIFECYCLE, ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT, ORGANIC, LOCALLY SOURCED MATERIALS, DESIGN PROCESS,
Related Organizations:
Role
:OWNER
Organization Name
:STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Citation
:Stanford
State
:CA
Zip Code
:94305
Project Information:
Approach
:Phase II P3 funding will allow purchase of prototyping materials, building system components, metering equipment, and a computers and screens for further developing the Green Dorm Info Center and web-enabled data collection and storage. The development and sharing of sustainable pathways will continue through coursework, student internships and directed research. Stanford will also host a focused Living Labs conference in mid 2007.
Cost
:$75,000.00
Research Component
:Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development
Approach
:Phase II P3 funding will allow purchase of prototyping materials, building system components, metering equipment, and a computers and screens for further developing the Green Dorm Info Center and web-enabled data collection and storage. The development and sharing of sustainable pathways will continue through coursework, student internships and directed research. Stanford will also host a focused Living Labs conference in mid 2007.
Cost
:$75,000.00
Research Component
:P3 Challenge Area - Built Environment
Project IDs:
ID Code
:SU833201
Project type
:EPA Grant