P2S

UW Shell House Renovation - Net Zero Concept Design

The student team will work with P2S mechanical engineers to develop a conceptual design to achieve net zero energy usage at the historic Shell House on the University of Washington Seattle campus. Students will gain an understanding of load calculations, mechanical system selections, energy modeling, methods to reduce and recapture energy, and methods to reduce carbon footprint. This student team will work to use the fundamentals of Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, and Fluid Dynamics to determine how best to select, design, and evaluate energy performance of mechanical systems. Project design elements this student team will work to incorporate include calculations, energy modeling, system selection, layout of the design in CAD/BIM software (as available), and report writing. The desired outcome this student team will work to achieve includes an understanding of facility mechanical design, energy modeling, and impacts to our environment. Deliverables include calculations, drawings, and reports.