A culminating senior design capstone project on a residential building in engineering education

Daniel Gutierrez, Georgy Herrarte, Edwin Ilejay, Pooriya Izadi, Tadeh Zirakian * and David Boyajian

Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Management, California State University, Northridge, CA, U.S.A
 
Review
World Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology and Sciences, 2023, 09(02), 026–031.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjaets.2023.9.2.0192
Publication history: 
Received on 22 May 2023; revised on 28 June 2023; accepted on 01 July 2023
 
Abstract: 
A study was conducted based on the theoretical construction of a three-story residential house from beginning to end, that included the following considerations: architectural, structural, environmental, and cost analyses; additionally, a commentary as to educational benefits to be gained by such an undertaking is also offered. Regarding the environment, the study considered LEED aspects and their impact in association with the design of the building. Among the efforts to make the building green are the calculation of associated costs that were likewise taken into consideration together with the savings in energy to ultimately be realized with the implementation of LEED features.
 
Keywords: 
Architectural; Structural; LEED; Sustainable; Cost
 
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