Sufficient and Efficient Living

We decided to challenge ourselves in the field of super-efficient housing. To this end, we used programs such as Autodesk Fusion 360, a free floorplan creator, and Makerbot software to print our house and its other amenities. We did this because we feel that the housing market could be a lot more efficient and could give less fortunate people better homes. We hope that our project could help the issue in some way.

We used Autodesk Fusion 360 software to make all of the components in our build.

Our step was to create a simple, efficient, and comfortable floor plan. So, we used a free floorplan creator to lay out the dimensions and features.

We then exported the floorplan on the same site to see what a 3D rendition would look like.

After that, we used the dimensions to make a model in Fusion 360's 3D modeling software. While I'm still relatively new at Fusion I was able to use the necessary tools to make this house

To make the roof we started by creating a 3D model that matched the dimensions of our base. After this, we put the solar panels on the top and glued the windows in. Finally, we decided that we should find a way for the roof to stop sliding off the rest of the base, so we glued magnets to the sides of the walls and the bottom of the roof to make them attract when the roof is on.

We decided to use lots of big windows and solar panels to save on energy costs. the windows are helpful because they provide plenty of natural light for a small space, making it easy to light the space. The solar panels are the most efficient way to provide electricity to the home.

To regulate the temperature in our home, we decided to use geothermal energy so we can save even more on propane and air conditioning