Sustainability Decathlon - Domestic Hot Water for a Sustainable ADU
Background
Domestic Hot Water for a Sustainable ADU is an undergraduate design project for Sustainability Decathlon (OCSD23) which is a collegiate design-and-build competition held in Orange County focused on sustainable housing. It challenges university teams to design and build model solar-powered homes that address climate change and California’s housing needs.
As the name suggests, our team is designing a domestic hot water heating system that is ultra-efficient, reduce overall household water usage and is affordable. The designed system will then be placed in an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in a low-income neighbourhood in Orange County.
Goals
- System should be appropriate for an ADU
- System should be smart and connected
- Combining off-the-shelf components is preffered
- Innovative designs can be considered if they are simple, affordable and low-maintaince
Team Name
Our team name is Hydro-Sol which is self explanatory and is applicable to our project because we are using solar energy to heat water.
Team Contact
Sponsor/Advisor
Mark Walter - m.walter@uci.edu
