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1030 Design Projects

1030 Design Projects. EWB – MUN Chapter!. Meetings on Mondays 7:00pm, EN 1001 Engineers Without Borders - Memorial University Chapter (EWB MUN ) on Facebook. Design Projects!. Goal is to use design process to think creatively about global development issues

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1030 Design Projects

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  1. 1030 Design Projects

  2. EWB – MUN Chapter! • Meetings on Mondays 7:00pm, EN 1001 • Engineers Without Borders - Memorial University Chapter (EWB MUN) on Facebook

  3. Design Projects! • Goal is to use design process to think creatively about global development issues • Unlike more “conventional” design projects, development projects allow for more social considerations • All of the following projects have been implemented to some extent in real life, some by EWB!

  4. 1. Drinking Water • The country of Malawi has extremely poor access to clean drinking water. • One way to recover clean water is to collect rainfall from the roofs of homes. • Design a rooftop rainwater harvesting (RWH) unit to recover and store rainwater from a typical corrugated tin roof. • Considerations can be made for basic filtration, the amount of water that would be collected, and how such a system could be maintained.

  5. 2. Peri-Urban Agriculture • Cities in sub-Saharan Africa are among the fastest growing in the world. • Due to poverty, many inhabitants in these cities operate small farm plots (Peri-Urban Agriculture or UPA). • These cities are often heavily polluted with human, animal and industrial waste. • Design a platform of sufficient size to provide some amount of food to a family of 8. Design should account for irrigation, and allow easy access for maintenance and harvesting.

  6. 3. Window Planter • Mumbai, India, is one of the densest cities in the world. • Space in this city is highly valued, so a conventional farming plot is often unrealistic. • Design a simple product to be used as a planter for common vegetables that can be hung outside a ~2 ft. window. • The planter should be no greater than 4 square feet. • Consider materials. Could such a device be made from household materials?

  7. 4. Solar Device • In recent years, solar technology has advanced greatly. • Small, low power and durable cells can be produced relatively cheaply. • This has created an opportunity for rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa to access basic electricity for the first time. • Design a device to harness solar energy for useful applications (light, cellphone charging etc.). • Consider energy storage, when sunlight is available, and when the device would be used.

  8. Considerations • In all projects, it is important to consider the implications of such a product: • Who would pay for such a product? User? NGO? • Who would maintain the project? • Will the project make money? Should it? • Does the solution disrupt local culture?

  9. Thank You! • Some of these projects have been done before at other universities – lots of resources! • Email a.mackay@mun.ca

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