Fowler House
Our project is conducting an energy audit on the Fowler House Mansion in West Lafayette, Indiana. We are implementing several testing procedures in order to acquire temperature and air flow data from the Fowler House Mansion. This data will allow us to pinpoint areas of concern so that our team can start modeling energy saving solutions for the property.
Stage in EPIcs design process:
Project Identification
Meet the team
Harini Radhakrishnan
Project Manager
Freshman
First Year Engineering
Renaissa Ghosh
Senior
Electrical Engineering
Gabriel Segura
Design Lead
Freshman
First Year Engineering
Stephenie Eichamer
Project Partner Liaison
Freshman
Marketing
Gracie Zhu
Project Archivist
Freshman
First Year Engineering
ABOUT OUR PROJECT
We are currently working with Matt Jonkman, one of main founders of the 1852 Foundation, along with Felicia Dale and the Fowler House Mansion staff to address the Fowler House's issues with ventilation and, by extension, energy efficiency. Our goal is to find effective solutions to these problems while preserving the historical integrity of the Fowler House.
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This semester, we plan to gain an idea of the current energy usage of the house, as well as complete an AutoCAD model that was started by the group before us. Finally, we intend to collect temperature readings throughout the house using temperature sensors like HOBOs and identify the air flow throughout the house using a fog machine, dry ice, or a Blower Door Test.
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For more information, check out our most recent design review here.