reconnecting to the rhythm of nature
SiSa AiRR Studio : solar system
• design, fabricate, and install a solar system to provide electricity for all of AiRR’s requirements
• solar panels to be placed on AiRR Studio metal roof (60’ x 50’) with southern exposure
• local inspiration (not pictured):
solar panel system at The Frick Environmental Center (Pittsburgh, PA)
building design/architects: Bohlin Cywinkski Jackson
https://living-future.org/case-studies/the-frick-environmental-center/
US Department of Energy : Frick Environmental Center (2-page overview):
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/bto-zeb-frick-052322.pdf
US Department of Energy : Frick Environmental Center (22-page full report):
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/FRICK%20ZEB%202022%20FINAL%20May%20update_compliant.pdf
Earthship (Volume I): How To Build Your Own
Michael Reynolds
Solar Survival Architecture (1990)
• Interfacing with Local Phenomena (pp 27 - 46)
Earthships have evolved a long way since the 3-volume set was published between 1990-1993 (see above and below), yet much of each book is still relevant.
In this 24-minute video from 2020, Earthship creator Michael Reynolds gives a tour of a Global Model Earthship:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idluPG4OVLM
Earthship (Volume II): Systems and Components
Michael Reynolds
Solar Survival Architecture (1991)
• Solar Electric Systems (pp 3 - 25)
• Lighting Systems (pp 89 - 94)
• Gravity Operated Skylights (pp 144 - 161)
with Hopper Window ventilation,
Operable Window updated from Volume 1 (pp 144 - 147)
Earthship (Volume III): Evolution Beyond Economics
Michael Reynolds
Solar Survival Architecture (1993)
• Power Organizer Module (pp 67 - 71)
references Volume II (pp 3 - 23)