CS/EE/ME 75, 2010-11 - Course Schedule

Fall 2010

Team integration: get new team members at Caltech and SCI-Arc integrated into the project and establish teams and linkages to make sure that the project runs smoothly (target 30 Oct 2010)
Design development: work out a clear, coordinated description of all aspects of the design, including architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems (due 23 Nov 2010).
House model/tour: Provide support and input as needed for virtual house tour and physical model (SCI-Arc lead; due 7 Jan 2011)

Integration of SCI-Arc and Caltech activities (people, goals, schedule, deliverables)
Bring 20-30 new team members from diverse backgrounds and skill levels up to speed quickly
Baseline design may not be defined in enough detail yet for accurate energy and cost budgets
Baseline designs for some subsystems not yet in place

Document and refine baseline specifications to insure we can get maximum points in competition (15 Oct)
- Provide full capability with net-zero energy consumption for 80th percentile day
- Provide zero-net energy consumption with reduced capability on worst case day
Establish detailed cost and performance metrics for each subsystem (30 Oct)
- Establish performance specifications for each team/subsystem, tied to competition rules
- Determine cost targets for each team/subsystem to hit $250K target
Develop performance models demonstrating that specifications can be met (15 Nov)
Document all components on team wiki + project manual (23 Nov)

Stick to summer 2010 system architecture decisions; avoid re-inventing the wheel
Hold off on alterations to the baseline until we have a fully analyzed, documented and costed baseline
Schedule planning event with Caltech + SCI-Arc to help people meet each other and align goals, milestones and schedule
Identify individual students who will be responsible for insuring good cross-project integration between appropriate groups

Week	Date	Topic	Reading/Activities	Homework
1	27 Sep (M)	Organizational meeting Reed: Solar Decathlon overview [15 min] Fei: Baseline overview [15 min] Richard: CS/EE/ME 75 organization [20 min] Q&A [5 min]	Submit team preference and scheduling sheets; read SD rules	HW #1: SD competition rules + wiki account creation
2	4 Oct (M)	Project schedule Overall SD schedule [Reed] SCI-Arc/Caltech master schedule for fall [Reed] GOTChA charts [Richard] Milestone "party" (9 Oct?)	Team meetings start. Joint scheduling event with Sci-Arc on 9 Oct (?)	HW #2: Team schedules, subsystem GOTChAs
3	11 Oct (M)*	System specifications Baseline specifications [Fei] Documentation format [Reed]		HW #3: Project specifications
4	18 Oct (M)	System modeling		HW #4: Baseline model and analysis
5	25 Oct (M)*	Design review process	Design reviews (midterms)
6	1 Nov (M)	Team presentation
7	8 Nov (M)*	Team presentation
8	15 Nov (M)*	Team presentation		Design review
9	22 Nov (M)	Project review	Building information model, design drawings and project manual due
10	29 Nov (M)	Lessons learned and plans for second term		Project documentation due (end of finals)