4.411/EC.713 D-Lab Schools: Bldg Technology
Fall 2014
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Instructor: Leslie Keith Norford
TA: Aiko Nakano
Lecture:
W9.30-11
(1-132)
Lab: M2-5
(N51-348)
Course Overview:
This term the course focuses on the design and technical analysis of a community library/after-school school in Makuleke, Limpopo Province, South Africa. The focus on the physical environment for education builds on previous work within the Building Technology Program for schools in Cambodia, Haiti, Pakistan and Sierra Leone.
Studies in 4.411J/EC.713J this fall will be coordinated with two NGOs, the U.S. Africa Children’s Fellowship (USACF) and its partner in South Africa, Sharing to Learn and will extend promising work begun last year. Investigations will include educational needs South Africa; locally available building materials and construction methods; climate and thermal comfort; daylighting, ventilation and thermal conditions inside simulated and or physically modeled classrooms; wall and roof design, including preparation and testing of low-cement blocks; electrical power and water systems; and preparation of a list of local and imported materials.
Announcements
Talk Friday for Building for Girls’ Education in Kibera, Nairobi
In case anybody is interested!
Building for Girls’ Education in Kibera, Nairobi
with Abdul Kasim, Founder and Executive Director of Kibera Girls’
Soccer Academy (KGSA)
FRI OCT 17 @ 12:15pm 10-485
Join Abdul Kassim to speak about launching and running the first-ever free secondary school for girls in Kibera, the planning and the negotiation process involved designing and building a 4-story boarding school and community center in Kibera.
In 2006, Abdul created the first-ever free secondary school for girls in Kibera. The school started informally with a few girls, one table and rented chairs. Today, KGSA remains free and has grown to provide artistic and athletic opportunities and micro finance opportunities to over 120 girls and families every year.
Abdul is currently traveling throughout the US to raise
awareness of KGSA’s work. He’s especially interested in:
Developing new ways for the girls to generate their own income
while at school and after graduation; he’d like to see KGSA as a
platform for entrepreneurial activities that the girls can be
involved with
Discussing ideas for how the school can be self-sustaining — is
there a venture the school can run to sustain itself?
Connecting with students who’d like to research or intern with
KGSA
Come hear from Abdul and offer your insights. The event will be
part talk and part discussion.
LUNCH INCLUDED; RSVP to KIBERAED@MIT.EDU
Hosted by KGSA, MIT IDEAS Global Challenge, MIT’s D-Lab and MIT DUSP’s UrbanAfrica.
Announced on 15 October 2014 11:48 a.m. by Aiko Nakano
Chris' Honeybee Energy Simulation videos
Hi all,Big thanks to Chris for these videos to help you with Honeybee
energy simulations:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLruLh1AdY-SgW4uDtNSMLeiUmA8YXEHT_
Note also Getting Started with Ladybug videos to visualize your simulation results: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLruLh1AdY-Sj_XGz3kzHUoWmpWDXNep1O
The links are also in the Materials>Software Tutorials section.
-Aiko
Announced on 06 October 2014 4:00 p.m. by Aiko Nakano
Ladybug/Honeybee Energy Simulation Example posted on Stellar
Hi class,I've posted the example file from Chris' tutorial on Monday under Software Tutorials section on Stellar.
Happy modeling!
Aiko
Announced on 03 October 2014 2:02 a.m. by Aiko Nakano
Roof Thermal Imaging
Hi class,The thermal images you took today are posted under Lab Materials > Roof Thermal Imaging on Stellar. Enjoy!
-Aiko
Announced on 24 September 2014 11:55 a.m. by Aiko Nakano
MIT Public Service Center funding opportunities
Happy to discuss possible opportunities related to our class.Les
Apply for a Funded Public Service Fellowship or Internship
During IAP!
The Fellowships and Internships programs both support MIT students
working on capacity-building service projects. Students work with
community-focused organizations including non-profits and social
enterprises.
You can create your own project, continue work on an enterprise you
already started, or find project ideas on our website.
We welcome a wide range of community service projects and support
work in the US and abroad.
Applications for IAP Fellowships and Internships projects must be
submitted by noon on 10/17!
Find more information at
http://mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/internshipsandfellowships/index.html
Alison Hynd, Ph.D.
Director for Programs and Fellowships Administrator,
MIT Public Service Center, W20-549
617 258 0691
617 902 8971
hynd@mit.edu
Weekly public service funding and networking opportunities
bulletin (web sign-up):
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/opps-update
Announced on 20 September 2014 2:56 p.m. by Leslie Keith Norford
