EWB-UNM

Ramah Meeting | 11/30/2011 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM

2011-12-01T15:07:00.001-08:00

Project Closeout

Follow-upfor testing

Dates

Considerfuture testing ever few months for the next couple semesters in order todetermine performance
Testplan & Manual

Anemometer
Totest each fan for functionality

Thermometer
Barometer
Othertools for testing to consider?
Reportconsiderations

MSDSinformation for materials used during construction
Billof Materials
MaintenanceManual

Retrospective Report

Lessonslearned

Individualgroup questionnaire

Groupmeeting to discuss future plans (should we, as a team, disassociate the projectwith EWB and create a new group: Lobos Without Borders?)

EWBofficers
FacultyAdvisers
InvolvedMembers

EWBPost Implementation Report

Needto submit paperwork
Needto start

GreenBuilding Journal Article

Byearly march
Authorsof this paper must be acting team members
Contents

Implementationpictures
Calculations
Graphs
Testing
Results
Designalternatives
Community
Building

Fundraising

Events

Pinatas

Possiblelocations
at the brew b q
Oncampus (duck pond/in front of Zimmerman Library)
Wed11-1

BurritoSale
BBQ
Potentialdonation

Endof the year financial contribution

Piday 5k run

ProposedLocation: bosque

Bolivia Meeting | 11/17/2011 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

2011-11-17T18:06:00.001-08:00

Filters

Implementationvs assessment

Thislast trip was still assessment
Morefilter work, wells and latrines would be considered implementation

Latrines
Field tests

Water

pH(pool kit)

Soil

Shouldcollect data for this research in the future

Well rehab

futureproject idea
Couldbe a good idea to branch out to other communities
Requires

Structuraldesign aspects
Furthertesting
Muchmore designing

Openpit wells

Cover
Chemicaltreatment (chlorine)
Attacha pump for use when it is clean

Closedwells

Future policy

5%community buy-in

Reports

Current:

501B

Almostdone!

523- Lots left to do!

Note:two reports need to be done water/sanitation & water
Intro

Kelly

Programbackground

Kelly

Descriptionof comparison methodology

Kent
Mariah

Descriptionof alternatives

Brianna
Ryan

Analysisof alternatives

Brianna
Ryan

Costs

Kacey
Josh

Preferredalternatives
Projectpriority table

Alsokeep in mind that each community has different needs
Emphasison community buy-in

Discusswhat the communities have showed interests in during past visits

Future:

524- PER

Filters
Latrines
Wells

Communitywants well drilling equipment

Howto train the people who use equipment
Whowill be responsible for the equipment for the community
Whowill we ensure the safety of the people using the equipment when we are notthere

525- Pre-Implementation Report

Fundraising

Giftwrapping
Walmart

Moreinformation to come!

WholeFoods

December9th

Soup& sandwich sale
Prospectivefundraisers
5K run
Chilicook off - or whatever food
Dancingevent
50/50 raffle

Needa location

Chama's
Oneil's
Tractor
uptown

Saferide
Restaurantdonation nights
$25 pledge
GRANTS
UNM
RotaryClubs
ProfessionalOrganizations
HotYoga
SalsaDance Night

Bolivia Meeting | 10/20/2011 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

2011-11-16T10:01:00.001-08:00

Panel Discussion

FavoriteTsimane Stories

Biggestchallenges

Transportation

Language

Translators

Poorspanish on our part

Culturaldifferences

Bodylanguage

Spokenlanguages

Nextsteps

Moreassessment

Smallscale implementation

Morecommunity buy-in

Whoshould we contact first with

currentevents in bolivia

Talkto antropology dept about updates

Howare our sand filters doing

Planning for thefuture

523- alternatives analysis

Latrines

524

525

EWB-USAMountain Region Workshop

Nov11-13

Tucson,AZ

$90.00for students

Bolivia Meeting | 10/6/2011 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

2011-11-16T10:00:00.001-08:00

Project Introduction

Assessmenttrip 1

Watertesting

Highlycontaminated open pit wells

Communitycommunication and involvement

Assessmenttrip 2

Preparation

Spanishlessons

Fundraising

Filtertesting and designs

Communityoutreach

Congressmenfor the Departmeno Beni in La Paz

Representativesof the Gran Consejo Tsimane

Mayorof San Borja

Cityand community Engineers

TheCampo Bello community

Requestedthat we help them build a latrine system near the local school

Ourgroup members obliged with the help from the community

Plan

Hygeneeducation workshops

Importanceof hand washing

Demonstrations

TippyTap

Soapand water soda bottle hand washing device

Homevisits

Pilotfilter testing

Veryinformative community members were highly effective when we need to gathermaterials

Asmuch community involvement as possible

Theyparticipated in

Gatheringand identifying materials

Preparingfilters

Preparingthe materials

Assemblingand building the filters

Establishour project as an independent program from the THLHP (the anthropology project)

Now

Reflecton the trip

Newplanning

Regionalplanning in the Tsimane area

Re-evaluatethe role we plan on continuing for each village/city

Coordinatemore with regional governments

Evaluateappropriate technologies for the communities

Whatwe need for the future

Leadership

Members

ViceProject Lead

EducationChair

PublicRelations head

EWB-USACoordinator

Weare looking for the next travel team for next year!

Ramah Meeting | 10/5/2011 | 6:00 - 6:45 PM

2011-11-16T09:59:00.003-08:00

Project Overview -for guests

Insulation

Consultagain for more accurate measurements for Bat Sizes

Calculatethe sizes for each section

Needfull amount/estimation for amount of purchase

Paid

Panels

Panelcomponents

Ranch

Not paid

Insulation

Reappropriations

Trenchdigger

Stapler

Workshops

Anotherwelding workshop

Advancedand beginner workshops

TBA

Gantt Chart

Workshops

Welding

TBA

FirstAid

Asearly as possible

Publicworkshop - TBA

Talkto Dave in the Machine Shop

Arematerials still there for us

Whattools can we use

FirstAid Kit

ReassembleBolivia's First Aid Kit so we can use it

Ramah Meeting | 9/28/2011 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

2011-11-16T09:59:00.001-08:00

Gantt Chart Update

Insulation

Roof

Cottonbat

Vaporbarrier

Chickenwire

Staples/nailgun

Floor

Suggestrugs for the floor

Blueboard covered with dirt for outer foundation insulation

Testingplan

Receiveand purchase all materials

Buildand Assemble mounting bracket

Testapparatus

Constructionplan

Day1

Installpanels

Safety

Ropes

harnesses

Mounting

Caulkingcord wall

Insulatingthe floor

Blueboard

Buryingblue board

Day2

Insulation

Testing

Panel

Ductwork

Electronics

Reappropriations!

Wehave the forms

Weneed a copy of the SGAO budget

CPRworkshop

Moreinfo to come

Fundraiserto train people in CPR and first aid

Opento public

Attendancelimitation may apply

Consultconstruction expert

Canwe just drill through the roof

Howdo we prevent leaking

Willflashing cones be sufficient

Shouldwe get some roof tar/other sealant

AdditionalPV and duct mounting systems

Ramah Meeting | 9/14/2011 | 6:00-7:00 PM

2011-09-20T09:07:00.000-07:00

All of these listitems can bee seen on our gantt chart which is coming soon!!

Download openproject to view it!

http://sourceforge.net/projects/openproj/files/

To Do List

Orderinsurance

Payfor lodging

Getcommunity signature

Findout about building code

Passout raffle tickets

Emailvincente

Starteducational component

Subtasks

Starton workshops

CPRtraining

Redopresentation for technical professionals

Purchasepanels

Tomorrow

Purchaseinsulation

Betterestimation

Purchaseall materials for trial install

Findout what maelee has for solar tubes

Buywhat remains

Setup meeting with insulation expert to learn how to do it

Buymisc items at lowes

Caulking

Safetyequipment

Nuts

bolts

Buyfood

Buyfirst aid kit

Getsmall panel

Findmaterials and pre-fab frame

Redesignaccording to TAC

Buyblue foam board

Tiedown system

Safetylines for team members working on the roof

C&J- video

Findall necessary tools

Consultwith experts on construction

Designadditional PV mounting system

Designinterior duct mounting system

Reappropriationsmeeting to adjust budget accordingly

General Meeting | 9/13/2011 | 6:30 - 7:30 PM

2011-09-20T09:04:00.000-07:00

General Introduction

Officerintroduction

Fundraiserintroduction

Beneficialexperience

Workexperience like no classroom will ever provide

Yourefforts will produce REAL results and these are real projects that contributeto the lives of real people!

Bolivia Project

Introduction

Assessmenttrip

Whatkinds of things that we learned from the people and from our tests

Veryspread out family communities

Nota large amount of clean water sources

Pilottesting

Testingon campus prior to the trip

Tomake sure the filters will work

Testingin bolivia

Tosee if the filters can be built on site and how well they will work

Talkingwith the community

Whatthings they want

Howmany wells

Filters

latrines

Hygieneworkshops

Howbacteria spreads

Washinghands

Boilingwater

Communitymeetings

Formingwater boards

Communitygroups that will run community water management

Contract

Anoutline of expectations from our group and of the communities involved

Thiscontract solidified our devotion to this project and their buy-in to our group

Filterideas

Groupexpectations

Whatyou can expect from us

Wewill be going back to bolivia and you can travel with us if you are workinghard with us!

Designs

Filtertesting

Systemanalysis

Smallscale implementation

ProjectMeetings

Biweekly

Preciseschedule will be announced soon!

FirstBolivia project meeting coming soon!!

Ramah Project

Introduction

Solarthermal system design

Hogan

Joinstraditional and modern ideas with sustainability and green technology

TACpresentation

Design

Alternatives

Calculations

Constructionplan

Ramah Meeting | 8/31/2011 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

2011-09-03T21:00:00.000-07:00

Solar Fiesta

$700 total

Raffle : $205.00

NMSEA: $400.00

Donations: $70.00

Shirts: $30.00

Need

PPT presentation

Write articles for

Daily lobo

Websites

Other publications

Duct work designs

Dimensioned drawings

More measurements

Roof angle

Corrugation dimensions

Phone conference

New list of things to do

Better drawings

FEA schematics

Brackets

How brackets attach to the roof

Need to find the architectural drawings of the Hogan

What to do now

Health and safety officers

Need to go to training classes

$36 each

Trip lodging

Deposit

Order insulation

Find pricing for other items

Chicken wire

Caulking

Ductwork

Sealants

Recruitment

Possibly find a person to document our project implementation

Create a video of

Project meetings

Implementation

Group functions

Ramah Meeting | 8/24/11 | 5:30 - 7:00 PM

2011-08-25T09:10:00.000-07:00

Summer update

Paperwork submitted!!

Pre-implementation report

Design changes

2 panels

Designed mounting brackets for roof mounting

Still need

Specific design specs

Extra duct work

Inline fans

Need another solar panel to power the extra fans

Phone conference with project manager

Pre-review before technical advisory review

Week of Sept 5th

Technical review

PPT presentation to present all of our design specifications

Need to assemble soon!!

Fundraising

Golf tournament

Need more help! Participate any way you can!

Educational program

Presentation and activities for the community

Solar fiesta

Materials

Graphs

Load calculations

Update presentation board

NMSEA

Power point presentation - Oct 25th!!

Focus:

General project information and our designs

30-45 min presentation

Solar fiesta

Selling

Shirts

Water bottles

Hand out flyers

Update the poster board!!

Raffle tickets

Raffle will take place at the golf tournament

Generic raffle tickets from the store

Purchased and in the office

1 pillow

1 rug

Kitchen set

Apron, mug, flour

Possibly be someone from Ramah attending

Travel waivers and forms

Please turn them in to Adam ASAP!!!

If you did not get one and you are on the travel team, please ask an officer for one!

Travel

Nov 4-6

10 people on the travel team

Staying at oso vista ranch

$300 for entire group as long as we bring our own stuff and clean up after ourselves!

Bring your own bed roll, sleeping bag, towels, food…

More details to come!

Golf Tournament Meeting | 8/23/11 | 6:00 - 6:30PM

2011-08-25T09:05:00.000-07:00

Advertising for golf tournaments

Other country clubs have not been helpful

Print mart

Banners

4x10

Design layout $15/hr

Needs to be done in 5-6 weeks

94 rock morning advertisement spot!

How can we advertise this more?!

Sponsors can enter for any amount

Even if they can't enter for the minimum amount, we can work with you!

$100 will also get on the shirt!

Need to sell sponsorships and registrations!!!

How do we get in contact with new companies?

Give them a call

Set up a meeting

Sit down with them and propose the idea!

Group calling session

Tomorrow: 8/24/11

Time: 10:00 AM

Where: Centennial Common Room on 1st floor

We will be calling companies in order to meet with them and get sponsors and participants in the golf tournament.

Silent auction

Need items to auction!

have any ideas?

have any sources?

Ramah | 4/20/2011 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

2011-04-20T19:13:00.000-07:00

Meeting With Dr. Schuster

Need to get as many panels as we can get in the effective area

This will be limited by the cost of the system

Water Columns/Alternatives Analysis

Need more research for water columns

Is it a good investment

Can we afford it

Inline fans

Need research

Wattage requirements

Will it boost circulation?

Panel Specs/cost analysis

20-25sqft or 86x43''

Thinking about 5 panels

1700 solar sheet

900 adjoining panels

Design Deadline! - 5/15

We need to:

Call manufacturer

Is arrangement possible

Weight and area measurements

More specs

Control systems

Contact structural specialists

Can the panels be mounted on the roof

Will the panels and the snow be too heavy for the roof

Can we remove the center support

Bill of materials

Plaster insulation

Caulking

Curtains?

Basic building materials

Fundraising!

Need more ideas!!

Letters + bill of materials

LaCumbre/Marble

Workshops

Summer series

Ideas

Excel

Matlab

More welding

Mental math

Resumes

Beer brewing/culinary arts?

Welding workshop

4/23

10-1 pm

$10.00 - please pay for a spot before Friday afternoon

For more information or to participate please contact Adam Roukema

Amekuora at gmail.com

General Meeting | 4/12/2011 | 6:30 - 7:30PM

2011-04-20T15:33:00.000-07:00

EWB overview

Project Overviews

Ramah

Solar heating a Hogan

Bolivia

Water Treatment and sanitation

Elections!

President

Manage the group and group projects

Vice President

Website management

Grant management

Treasurer

Manage out several accounts

Handle all incoming and outgoing funds

Secretary

Go to all meetings and take notes

Manage group information

Post notes on the group website

Project Leaders

Looking for someone to co-lead the projects in order to fully familiarize a new student lead the group

Possibly the vote should be handled by project

Future meeting schedule

Thurs 4/14 SOE fundraiser 6:00-9:00 at Hotel Albuquerque

Mon Bolivia Team Spanish Lesson - 3rd floor lounge - Centennial classrooms

8 lessons -

Wed 4/20 Ramah Meeting - 6:00-7:00PM

Bolivia | 4/11/2011 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

2011-04-20T15:31:00.000-07:00

Raffle tickets sale profit = $6000.00!!!

Thank you raffle winner!!! =3

Fundraising meeting Thursday on campus

Whole Foods Fundraiser

Need to schedule

They provide food for us to sell

Not the weekend before finals

Yoga sponsorship

They will sponsor us with a donation bucket if we advertise for them

Filter Testing

Finished bio sand filter

Slow sand filter still being built

Gathering supplies for clay filter

Testing will begin soon

Awaiting supplies:

Coal

Silver nitrate

Language Classes

To be scheduled soon

Cost $15.00/hour/person=$120.00/per person for everything upfront

8 classes

Hopefully looking for 10 participants for the entire course

Please e-mail Sarah for participation!

Lessons will be held every other Monday

First Lesson: 4/18 - 7:00-8:00PM

PER-523

Finished by the end of April!!

In order to get it translated in time

Need volunteers to help write sections!

What to and not to write into the report

If you are working on a section, please e-mail your section to Kacey before Satruday evening

Treasury update

SGAO 2921

EESA 1259

EWB General 4403

Bolivia 14000

Next Meeting : 4/25 6:00

No meeting on May 9th

Bolivia Meeting | 3/28/2011 | 6:00 - 7:05 PM

2011-04-20T15:30:00.000-07:00

Raffle Tickets

Counting tickets and money

Ned Breslin Paper

Monetary contribution form the community

Cash

Proves that the community has dedicated to the project

Proves that they can raise the money to fix and maintain the system

Bartering

Could be a sign of trouble that they cannot raise money to buy parts

Can aide in our work while we are there

What is our purpose in this area

Community based centralized system

Smaller family based system

What kind of impact are we trying to make

Community buy-in is very important

It makes the system important to them

Makes it more likely that the community will fix and maintain the system as needed

If the community helps work to build and learn about the system, they will care about it more

What kind of training and education should we provide for our system

Buy local materials and supplies

This is a big responsibility

To prove to them that an organization can help them where so many have failed

To be a successful project for our group

To have a long term benefit for a large community

Sealing the open pit wells

They may degrade the clean wells that are present

Suggest ways to rehabilitate the wells or cover and seal them

Contact the community to see if they have ideas and availability for the project

20-25 ft deep

Filter testing update

Meeting tomorrow morning

Design finalization

Supply gathering to commence

Filter Types to be tested

Bio sand filter

Slow Sand Filter

Clay pot sand filter

Paperwork Update

521 submitted!!

Approval to travel!

Travel can be at any time

Possibly mid June

522

Incorporate the well pit covers

Need to get started soon

EWB grant due

Next Meeting

Working session

Technology

Research

T-Shirts are designed

Ramah Meeting | 3/22/2011 | 4:00 - 4:30 PM

2011-04-20T15:27:00.000-07:00

Design Review

Water Column

In general

The idea is to use this column to level out the temperature of the room throughout the day

What material to build it with

Research

See provided sites from Dr Schuster to research heat capabilities

Many models assume the column is in lots of direct sunlight

Depends on how much sun and heat is available

Size

Whatever will fit in the building

Experiment with calculations to figure out the optimum size

Stratification of the building

Can this problem be fixed by a ceiling fan?

Alternative solution

Small pipe with small fans to pump air in to the panel from the floor

Try talking to the manufacturer about solving this issue

Battery Backup

For partially cloudy day

May be too expensive for the little benefit to the system

How to control the system

Covers for the panels to shut them off

Ceiling vents

Natural ventilation

Ramah Meeting | 3/2/11 | 6:00 - 6:45 PM

2011-03-05T11:05:00.000-08:00

Individual Updates

Nick

Background Checks

Possible Event in August

Need to prepare for this event

Plan activities

Plan travers

Paperwork

Get in contact with school officials

School board meetings

Get on school board meeting agenda

Let them know our plans (even if we are not completely prepared)

Andy

Solar thermal air vs solar hot water

Air convection has potentially less power, but not much less than fluid system

Large price difference

Adam

Malcom & Bruce

How to communicate with the community more effectively

How to communicate the plan to the community

Meeting with Dr Schuster

Hot air system is the way to go

It is simpler

Efficiency issue

When the sun is highest is when we need it the least

System needs a heat storage material

Eutectics

Large water column in the center of the room

Large but simple energy storage

Needs research for materials and pricing

Design Considerations

Load calculations

Panel placement

Roof

Stratification

Fix: pipe hot air down to lower areas of the room

How do we do that

What supplies do we need

How much will it cost

Fix: ceiling fan

Sky lights

Problem with heat loss

Walls

Still have panels promised by Schott Solar

Research

Eutectics

Alternative Heat storage techniques

Get actual numbers for seasonal temperatures

How much can we elongate this building's availability per year

Make a CAD model of possible design options for experimentation and presentation

To Do List (deadline - after spring break)

CAD drawings

More specific load calculations

Panel sizing

Specs for ceiling fans

Report to schott for the wattage to get the panels

Panel positioning and placement

Mariah

Solar Tubes

Cost: appx $300

Seem relatively easy to install

Bolivia Meeting | 2/28/11 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

2011-03-02T15:39:00.000-08:00

Please Read This Paper for the next Meeting

Rethinking Hydro-Philanthropy : Smart Money for Transformative Impact

By: Edward D Breslin

If you have not been sent this paper please contact Kelly to be put on her mailing list!

Raffle Tickets

March 31st

Tickets and money due March 30th

Events to sell tickets Professional Meetings

3/1 - AWMA

Kacey Cubine

3/8 - AWRA

Dave Forster

3/17 - AWWA

Dave Forster

Fundraising Meeting

Thursday

PER (522) - 6:23

Due March 13th

Sections

1 Introduction

Kacey

2 Program Background

Kacey

3 Description of Comparison methodology

Amelia

4 Description of Preferred Alternatives

Kelly/Kacey

5 Analysis of Alternatives

Kelly/Kacey

6 Mentor assessment

Professional mentor/ Tech lead

If you would like to help write the report, please contact Kelly Isaacson ASAP!!

kelly.isaacson@gmail.com

Filter Testing - 6:31

Need Volunteers

Please contact Kacey Cubine:

enibuc@hotmail.com

Gathering supplies and materials

Shirts - 6:35

Need sponsors!

Have ideas?! Contact them and Kent!

Need designs

Draw something up and give to an officer

Please Keep Kent updated with your progress if you are pursuing sponsors!!

kstein@unm.edu

Professional Chapter Meeting | 2/23/11 |6:30-9:00 PM

2011-02-24T16:29:00.000-08:00

Bolivia Meeting

Official project status

Try to convince EWB to accept the new project under the professional chapter

Attach the project to the EWB UNM project

Any assessment/implementation will be under UNM instead of the professional chapter

Assessment trip limited to 7 maximum

Limits traveling members to students vs professionals

Should the project be instated under the professional or student chapter

Lots more work

Need to make officers to control and organize the project

More fundraising

How will the project help

More research needs to be done to prioritize the project specifications

Need to know:

What do they want

What do they need

What can we do

How do we deal with the politics of the area

Traveling plans

How many students and professionals can travel

General Meeting - 7:40

Introductions

Treasury/ fundraising report

Membership report

17 paid members

Some technical difficulties for people paying dues from a third party organization

Meeting schedules - 8:00

3rd Wednesday of every month

3/16, 4/20, 5/18, 6/15, 7/20

Start 6:30- 7:00 pm end around 8:00 pm

With snacks

1-2 hour meeting

1 hour general

1 hour project meetings

Bolivia meetings - biweekly

2/23 and on

Ramah Meetings

will be announced as needed

Ramah - 8:05

Stock wells/private wells hydrochemistry project

Log and test new locations for new wells

Solar project

Gordon's project

Oso Vista Ranch Project

Solar power for educationalpurposes

Need fundraising for system

Pine hill school

Demo system

Hoogan lights

New set of batteries for the system

Need system specs

Amp hours

Load

Watts

Need fundraising

Solar Powered Water Treatment

Education Project

Organized through Sandia

8th grade class

March 9th

Chemistry of groundwater

March 24

Surface water & well sampling field trip

April 4

Biology of drinking water

Water treatment plant field trip

April 28

Science fair

May 4

Well sampling field trip

Need:

Volunteers to help out

Need background checks

To consider air quality demonstrations

Suggested by tribal EPA member

Greenhouse/water harvesting system

Have frames for 3 greenhouses 100x30ft

Need water harvesting system for greenhouse

What kind of plants can be grown in the greenhouse

How much water can rain catchment provide for how many plants

To use solar panels or not

Much more expensive

How to design a stable system

Irrigation system

Design a pipe and pump system

Need to fundraise for this project

Water distribution project

To distribute water for the community

Sewage lagoon

Needs to be expanded

New system needs to be design

Pine hill school well #2

High arsenic + radium

Need to figure out how to fix these wells for the school given the available resources

Nepal

Considering working with a different village

Sabhung (spelling?)

Previous village

Community contribution may not be working

Continuation of working with this community is under consideration

Assessment Trip

Fall or early spring

Project meetings to be announced pending more information

Politics

Still may be unsafe for travel

Treasury Report - 8:20

Volunteer Positions - 8:25

Fundraising co-chair

Justin

Meeting coordinator

Health and safety officer

Vance

Education coordinator

Membership co-chair

Regional conference chair

Would like someone to organize hosting a regional conference

Oct/Nov 2011

Host event in Albuquerque

Website Update - 8:30

Administrator and project manager accounts have been made

Accounts give access to members to contribute to the website of their own accord

Website will be much more up to date with current events

Please keep an eye on the website for more information on projects and upcoming meetings!

Important Dates!!

2011-02-20T17:37:00.000-08:00

2/22 11:00-2:00 SOE E-Week Lunch

Marketing Materials need to be prepared to be sold at this event

2/23 Budget Hearing Announcements

Need Representation for Ramah

2/26 Grant Writing Workshop

Location : Centennial Classrooms

2/28 6:00 PM Meeting with Malcom, Bruce, Nick…

Community Involvement

O'Neil's

3/10 5:00 PM PIRG Coalition of students for sustainability

CEC Auditorium

I know this is a little vague, if you have any questions please post them here or ask an officer and we will get the answer for you ASAP!

Ramah Meeting | 2/16/2011 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM

2011-02-20T17:35:00.001-08:00

Meeting and Event Posters

Flyers may not be posted anywhere except the bulletin boards in the Centennial building!

ECE Class Presentation

Print out one-pagers for distribution

HVAC Meeting Tomorrow

3:00 - 4:00 PM

T-Shirt Design

Ramah Contact Update

Requested Information

Memorandum of Understanding

To elicit community involvement

Gather the plans for required permits and permissions

Information on Design and Design Alternatives

Background Check Paperwork to be sent soon

Community involvement

6 week summer workshop - kids

Sheep shearing, weaving, and cultural activities

Time - TBA

Professional chapter

Working with kids to plant the seeds for a science fair

Work with professional chapter

Fun projects

Solar education

Deadlines

Presentations - anytime

Send information to contact with any plans and alternatives

Triple A Solar

Contacted to install the panels for the system

Design Update

Circulated Air Heating System

Much cheaper and simpler system

Faster to install

Low maintenance

Low output system

Can this system be roof loaded!?

Need to check the roof load limits

Ask the community if it's ok

Possibly schedule an alternatives meeting

More research for each system

Now that we have verified heat load calculations, we can consider more alternatives

Schott Solar

Promised to donate some panels for old water-glycol

Marketing Materials

E-Week

Slide presentation

PIRG - Sustainability Council

Currently Biology Department run

Administration only at the moment

Students may attend but not participate

Sustainability Campaign

State Senator trying to get funding for sustainability projects

Attempt to consolidate student organizations with sustainability in mind

Try to get a Coalition of Students for Sustainability

Could get state funding for this endeavor

Presentation - 3/2 6:00 PM

Press conference to publicize the group and intentions - possibly?

Bolivia Meeting | 2/14/2011 | 6:00 - 6:35 PM

2011-02-20T17:34:00.000-08:00

Local Pilot Testing

Contact Kasey :

Need more people to help out!

Fundraising meeting Thursday

La Cumbre

Candelaria & Girard

6:00 PM

T-Shirt

Goal

To get the group to look like a team

Stuff to sell!

$100.00 min for an advertisement on the shirt

50/50 Raffle

Tickets will be ordered to sell at the E-Week booth

Bike Race

To be researched and discussed further

New research - Soap

Home made soap with no industrial chemicals

Is soap already used for washing clothes, hands, pots, pans…?

General Meeting #1 | 2/8/2011 |6:30 - 7:15 PM

2011-02-20T17:31:00.000-08:00

Introduction

EWB

Bolivia Project

Assessment trip #2 - summer

Ramah Project

Implementation! - summer

Semester Goals - 6:35

Raising $10000 this semester!!

Raised $9000

Fundraisers

t-shirt design

Competition

Booth at E-Week - 6:40

Week of the 21st

Need to make or put together stuff to sell

Friday, February 25th

Ramah Update

Focus: renewable energy

Meeting: every Wednesday : 6:00pm

Report writing

Design finalization

Educational component

School

Teach kids about renewable energy

General science

How NOT cool it is to throw things at solar panels!

Adults

How to maintain and care for the heating system

Possible series of workshops

General skills

Presentation practice

Next fundraising meeting

LaKumbre Thurs - 6:00

Bolivia Update - 6:45

Meetings - every other Monday - 6:00pm

Assessment trip #1

Last summer

Water samples

Much testing

Communicating with the community

Assessment trip #2

To keep in touch with the community

More tests

Pilot testing

Workshops - 6:50

Presentations

To give to professionals or at events

Grant Writing

How to write grant letters

Research possible donors

Fundraising - 6:56

T-shirts

Selling sponsorships for shirts

$100-200 per ad

Raffle

Bolivia

50/50 raffle sale

Possibly $50-$100 /ticket

Dues - 7:00

$20.00/year please pay to an officer

Must be a paid member to:

Travel

Participate in events

T-shirt discount

Access to EWB website

Bolivia Meeting | 1/31/2011 | 6:00 - 6:50 PM

2011-02-20T12:12:00.000-08:00

Feedback from the Workshop - 6:00

It would be good, but difficult, get the local government more involved into our project

Bolivian government may not be very involved in the Tsimane communities

They provide teachers and little else that we are aware

Fundraising

Fundraising specific meeting: Thursday 2/3 at 6:00 pm at Oneill's

Education

A group of people will be trained to fix and maintain the water filter system that is being put in

Also will be teaching the Anthropology group members how to fix the system

We will do our best to keep in touch with the communities for possible future troubleshooting

Try to get the communities to organize a committee or a water board to organize community members and get them involved in the process

We can get some help and support from the Anthropologists and doctors in the area also with their own projects

Design

Senior design project group

Finish PER !

Need to keep researching the best option

Building wells

Wells with pumps

Sand filters

Different types of filters will be built and tested for a freshman design class (small sized filters)

Project Update - 6:25

Travel plan meeting at 7 tonight

Pre assessment trip report

PER

Senior design report

Filter testing results

Must be translated into Spanish so that we can give it to the community to keep and research

Fundraising!!

Budget Update - 6:30

Total $14000.00

We have $4000 now

7 people to Bolivia

Buy the tickets early

Need to raise $9000 this semester

Education - 6:30

Germs, bacteria, viruses

Cleanliness

All and all volunteers needed

Have any friends that like to teach/nurse…let us know!

Outline community requirements - 6:35

Internal organization

Financial contributions

Monetary investment from the community

Very small amount of money or something tradable

Maybe ask the community as a whole to set aside a small amount of money at set intervals (insurance plan)

May or may not be feasible due to the fact that this community is still transitioning to a market economy

Donate translators to assist our organization during the trip

Mapping or other labor to assist us during our trip

May be difficult for more sparse communities

The more people involved, the more community members will be held accountable

Next Meeting - 6:45

PER work

Analysis or design

Prepare for pilot testing

Rahmah Design Feb 11, 2011

2011-02-14T08:28:00.000-08:00

Band drawbacks associated with a potential design change from the current Solar Hot Water design to a Forced Convection Solar Hot Air system.

PROS:
-Maintenance of this kind of system would be much easier than SHW, since it has only one moving part: a small 14 watt fan that is powered by an onboard PV panel on most models. This is probably a big pro since maintenance was an issue with the previous project in Ramah because as of now (particularily because there is no heater) the building is not always used on a daily basis.
-Installation could be significantly easier for us than with the SHW system.
-SHA systems start providing warm air more quickly in the morning.
-The simplicity, passivity and replicability of the system puts it more in line with the general ethos of EWB than did the SHW system.
-This simplicity also makes the education initiative much easier, both in terms of explaining the system to the community and kids and in creating a user manual.
-Overall, the system is likely to be much cheaper than the SHW system, lessening our fund-raising requirements and getting us toward our real goals much faster
-Although the system we have been looking at is made in Canada it is available through several distributors in Albuquerque alone and has a 5 year warranty.

http://www.yoursolarhome.com/solarsheat.com/dealers/northamerica/index.html

CONS:
-There is no thermal storage so use at night is pretty much not an option.
-Installation actually may be an issue: if we mount directly on a south facing wall we would need to remove trees at the site. If we mount on the roof we run into some of the issues we were grappling with in the SHW design (although this panel weighs only about 100lbs).
-Overall, it seems the biggest issue would be capacity, could we actually heat the Hoogan with these and how many would we need?
-This area probably requires the most research on our part. According to the numbers given by Solar Sheat, a double-wide unit on a sunny day is capable of providing 40,800 BTU/day. Our initial heat load calculations (which were generous over-estimations) by Adam and the guys at Bridgers and Paxton put our need at about 9,682 BTU/Hr. So were forced to consider things like purchasing and installing more panels (3 would get us close) and may loose some of the advantages in cost and installation ease. According to one dealer I looked at the double units were about $3,000 and the single units about $2,000.

One of the side benefits of this limited capacity however may be that we would have to put even more thought into increasing efficiency elsewhere in the building with insulation etc. Being forced to work around various expected and unexpected constraints while still resolving the initial problem... sounds like engineering!

Engineers Without Borders Rahmah Meeting

2011-02-10T14:16:00.000-08:00

Feb 8, 2011

E week hosted at UNM Feb 9
Tshirts
National Conference in March 24-26
Communcity Relations Manager
make more contacts at Rahmah
make memorandum of Understanding
Rugs – from Weavers Coop
Workshop Series
Weld
Interview
Sand filters
Grant writing
Air Heating

Officer's Meeting | 1/27/11 | 6:00-7:10 PM

2011-01-28T18:58:00.000-08:00

Meeting times

General - Tues 6:30 (monthly)

Bolivia - Mon 6:00 pm (biweekly)

Ramah - Wed 6:00 pm (weekly)

General Updates - 6:10

Fundraising!

Need ideas!!!

Need to focus on grant writing and letters

How to separate the funds between the projects

Group fundraisers

t-shirts

Bowling night

Making a beer to sell through Marble Brewery

T-shirt Design contest!!

8x10 design

2 colors

Sponsors?

Contest length - 2 weeks?

Prizes

Free t-shirt!

Possibly more?!

More information soon!

Group Goals - 6:15

Training any students willing to

Write grants

Write letters

Give presentations to give to professionals to ask for donations

Workshops

Marketing materials!

Information needs to be gathered and organized

Tamara - willing to help us to make some info packets

We need to give her: One pagers & pamphlets

Treasury Update - 6:30

$3000 total in both accounts

Still waiting for donation matching program (50%)

Google Doc Spreadsheet - in progress

Cataloging every donation and all funds

Project budgets

Submitted Dues

Dues! - yearly

$20.00

Ramah Update - 6:45

Design update

Improving and making great progress!

Solar Pump Station

Solar Flat Plate Collectors

Placement

Radiator

"Maxi"

May be able to get the radiator donated or at cost

Tamper proof design

Circulating fans

Tubing

Copper vs steel

Once the design is finalized

Send to Tribe for approval

Make any requested changes

Send to EWB for review and approval

Note: See previously posted Ramah Meeting notes for more information

Bolivia Update - 6:58

Next Trip - Summer 2011

Finish PER

Translate report into Spanish

Memorandum of understating

We have a senior design project involved

Designing either a well/pump + filter

Will also write a report

Fundraising project specific

Mixology contest

50/50 raffle

Professional chapter participation

San Borja

EWB international Conference

March/April

See website for more information

Ramah Project Meeting #1 | 1/26/11 | 6:00 - 7:40 PM

2011-01-27T13:05:00.000-08:00

Dinner + EWB project videos - 6:00

http://www.jets.org/experience/ewb_curriculum/index.html

EWB Organization Introduction - 6:25

Personal benefits to working on our projects

Work experience!

Implementation experience

Report writing

Research

Meeting building codes and strict regulations

Design

Ramah Project Overview - 6:30

Project history

EE Senior Design Project

Lighting

Did not educate the community on upkeep and maintenance

Renewable energy - solar

One of the few local projects allowed by EWB-USA

Hoogan - pictures

Community Need - Hoogan Heating

Students

Teach students about new and green technology

Try to inspire them to pursue higher education in technical fields

Weavers Coop

Making good progress so far

Design is almost finished!

Goal: summer implementation

Need to keep good community relations

Implementation Questions

What does the community need / what can we accomplish given funds and time

Alternatives analysis

Where we are now

Design components are complete

Insulation for the roof

B&P Professional Engineer Consultants

Double checked designs and calculations

Need

What type of solar panels do we need

What kind of radiators should we get

How are we going to pay for it

Fundraising Ideas!!!

To Do List - 6:40

Education

Community

How to communicate with the community to teach them how to use and maintain the system that we are working on

Solar energy

Technology

School

Teaching the local school children about general science, water safety, green energy, technology…

Funding

Budget appx $10,000.00 (sans expected donations and donated equipment)

Possible donations

Solar panels

Radiator(s)

Need

We need to finalize the design and costs lists to make donations easier to acquire

Design Brainstorming Session - 7:00

Design overview

Diagram

Panel angle

80 deg angle

Liability issues to be considered

Pouring a concrete base for panel mounting

This system will maximize solar abilities in the winter and minimize the heat in the summer

Also in the summer the panels will be covered easily to shut down the entire system

The glycol solution cannot undergo too high of a heat or else the solution will separate and need to be evacuated and replaced

Pump station overview

Piping

Copper

More malleable

Cheaper than steel

More difficult to fit

Stainless Steel

50% more expensive than copper

Fittings

Radiators

Research options

Base board heaters

$4/ft Cheap but flimsy and Fragile

"Maxi"

Compact

Sturdy

Expensive!

Pumps

From thermal storage tank to the radiators

Controlled by the digital control system

Automated digital control system

Thermocouples at designated points on the pipe system will control the heating system

New Panel Technology - 7:37

Research

Interesting stuff!

What's Next!

#1 Design finalizations

Talk to consultants about future requirements

Meetings every Wednesday at 6pm

Education

Planning educations projects and activities

Members

We need more members to assist in our research and the work needed for the project

Anyone and everyone can lend a hand in the project we just need some of your time!

Ramah Meeting

2010-11-22T14:41:00.000-08:00

Ramah Meeting | 6:00 - 7:45 PM | 11/18/10

Post Assessment Pictures - 6:40 (these will be posted soon)

Trip Debriefing - 6:50

What was said

Talk with Dr Thompson about trombe wall idea

What we did on the trip

Measurements

Tree line and shadow checking

Possibly build a gazebo to mount the panels

Con

More labor

More expensive

More complicated

Need to make sure the structure is safe

Pros

Benefits the community

Elevates the panels

More light

Safer from vandals

What's next

Plan for a new panel positioning and mounting

Entry point for piping

Ceiling

Cored wall

Lots of loose logs!

Good entry point

Need to be sealed!

Fundraising!

Adam's Presentation for Professionals

Gaining access to future engineers and interns

Tax breaks

Charity

Solar Panel Meeting - 6:18

Partnership with WISE and SWE for Schott Solar from Debie

Attending

Adam

Tenn

Debie

Schott is concerned about liability

Negotiate with a consultant to verify our installation of the panels

tomorrow

CST

Consultants - Mike or Eric

SOE Advertising

Sent pictures to Tamara for the next SOE booklet

Hanging Of The Greens (HOTG) - 7:30

December 3rd

Need people to man the table

Need a good position to set up the table

Need

Washing station

extension cords

Power strips

Towels

Buckets

Bins

Card machine?

Crock pots/ chafing dishes

and more!

Morning

Doughnuts

Hot chocolate

Spiced cider

Afternoon and on

Sandwiches

Soups

Hot drinks

Pinata Bash/ professorial/ TA smack-down - 7:40

When: Finals week sometime

Talk to professors to make pinatas of their likeness or

Ask professors to donate pinatas/ money for pinatas

Charge per hit?

Sell food/ beverages?

Bolivia Meeting Update

2010-11-11T16:00:00.000-08:00

Sorry this is so late!

Bolivia Meeting | 6:35 - 7:20 PM| 11/8/10

Revised Schedule (I will track down the google doc and link it as soon as I can!)

2nd assessment trip

May 2011

2 weeks

Possibly an extra week for sightseeing

Follow up data collection

Try to get the communities more involved

Form water boards

Try to raise awareness and see how committed they are to our cause

Present the PER/ alternatives analysis to the community

Small scale implementation

test different methods

PER

finished early next semester

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Updates

NMSPE Luncheon

Need to send them a letter for donations

Talk to Dean Fledderman about helping us with Charter Fees!

Fundraising - 6:50

Mario's ! - Monday November 15th

15% of bill is donated to our organization

Tell EVERYONE!!!

Good for call-in/carryout

All day event

How to advertise for this more effectively!?

Soup Sale - hanging of the greens

Getting permissions

Food permit

Where?!

BSL

Faculty Club

Dr Stone follow up

Aquinas Newman Center

Church Parking lot?

2nd assessment trip

Estimated Cost: $6,000 - $10,000

Mixology Contest

In consideration: O'Neil's instead of a Hotel Banquet Hall

Very High Cost … need ideas to cut costs!

Luncheons!

AWWA

ASCE

ASME

SAME

AWRA

AEE

Technical / Organizational

THLHP MOU

December 2011?

GPS data

Water quality data

Streamflow data

Meteorological data

Land ownership

What other organizations are working in this area?

Are there water rights/laws that need to be considered?

Marketing!!!

Daily Lobo

Email them about our group

January Workshop Hosted by us - 6:48

Date: 1/22/2011

Location

SUB?

Any other ideas?

Guest Speakers

Water For People

UNM Faculty

Peace Corp Volunteer

Hands on Projects

Building a sand filter

Testing the filter

Food

Party

Mandatory for members who want to travel

Break up into Groups

Group leads please post updates about your group findings

Comment to this blog or send me the typed notes and I will post it (lfranci4@unm.edu)

Ramah Project Update

2010-11-04T20:45:00.000-07:00

Before the update, I would like to take a second to mention that the School of Engineering (SOE) Open House, an outreach event for high school students, will be this Saturday, November 6th, from 1:00pm -3:00pm in the Centennial Engineering Building. If you would like to participate let me know (lfranci4@unm.edu)!! I will have a bowl of candy and flyers, stop by and say hi!

Ramah Project Meeting | 11-4-10 |6:05 - 6:48PM

Assessment Trip

RSVP Date: 11/6/10
Travel Date: 11/13/10
Travelers:

Dr. Thompson
Adam
Morris
Nick
Andy
Laura

Meet at UNM at 7:00AM
Meet Mae-Lee at 10:00 AM
Supplies

Tape measures
Clinometer
Shovel(s)
Camera!

What to bring for the community

PER (Preliminary Engineering Report)
Sketches and diagrams

To illustrate and present the design

Objectives

Present PER and Design to the Community
Determine system Component placement
Measurements

Also, it is optional to stay over night at the location on the Ramah Reservation, please let us know beforehand and we will let you know what you need to bring.

A quick reminder about traveling with EWB: If you are interested in going on the assessment trip you have to be a paid member to be allowed to accompany us, so please contact Kacey Cubine with any questions about member dues ($20.00).

Current Events

2010-11-03T10:25:00.000-07:00

So, we the EWB officers, are working tirelessly to get this group up and running so that we can get some work done and make a difference in our projects! I, our group secretary, would like to get everyone caught up and up to speed with the groups workings for everyone that has been unable to make it to our evening meetings!

Here are a few general meeting times:
Ramah: every Thursday at 6:00 PM
Bolivia: every other Monday at 6:30 PM
General: every first Tuesday of the month at 6:00PM or 6:30PM depending on availability

All meetings are held in one of the Classrooms on the first floor of the Centennial Engineering Building.Please look for our blue laminated posters on the bulletin boards and occasional flyers for any updates!

Here are the meeting notes from the General Meeting last night (Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010:

General Meeting #3 | 11-2-2010 | 6:30 - 7:10 PM

Project Updates

Ramah - 6:35pm

Project meetings: every Thursday, 6:00 PM
Design overview
Fundraising!!
Assessment trip

Measurements/ dimensions

Educational:

Operation Manuals & community education
Solar energy
Kids: activities and education

Tentative install date: next spring

Bolivia - 6:43pm

Project meeting every other Monday at 6:30 PM

Next meeting Monday, November 8th

Project Overview
What villages we will be working with
Water treatment & filtration
Very strict and extensive regulations to follow for reporting and implementation
Next trip (small scale implementation): next summer

Fundraising Events - 6:46pm

Possible Restaurant Sponsorship (we need volunteers to contact these businesses to set up these events)

Details: once the event is in place we choose a date and for that day and for every person who visits this restaurant and mentions our group, the restaurant will donate a portion of the cost of their order to our organization
Mario's Pizza
Dion's
Ilviccino
Fudruckers
Chilis

Outback gift certificates - from Adam Roukema
Hanging of the greens soup sale

Maybe get restaurants to donate a pot of soup
Where should we set up a table
What kind of permission do we need to sell food on campus
Are we allowed to sell food at this event at all
Can we get volunteers to work at the table

Mixology contest - Kelly Isaacson's Project

Engineering firm/ local business participation
How it works:

Each team submits a cocktail
Each attendee get to try the cocktails and votes on them
The winning teams get amazing prizes that have yet to be determined

Each company enters a cocktail at an entrance fee
Cover charges for attendees

Radio endorsement

KUNM?

T-shirts

Need to be designed

If you have any more fundraising ideas?! Contact any EWB officer with your ideas for fundraising

Member Dues: $20.00

Per year
please contact our Treasurer: Kacey Cubine for Payment (kcubine@unm.edu)
Our UNM Charter fee is due next month!
Benefits

Access to the EWB website
You may not travel anywhere unless you pay your dues!

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2009-01-23T10:07:00.000-08:00

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