Solar Hot Water Design
This was intended as a practical application of the information gathered during the semester. The project addressed both the practical application of designing a solar hot water heater but also attempting to create a design that was made from the items our society discards. There are two options for the design one a portable shower concept for use in a camper for example and the other for a more permanent installation on a building. One requirement is that these heaters also have a high quality of aesthetic appeal in the finished products.

After collecting materials one student group designed this batch heater. Working with a reclaimed refrigerator and discarded water heater they produced a prototype that could be used to reduce land filled refrigerators and water heaters. Here the refrigerator shell is fitted with cradles for the tank.	The unit is nearing completion, adding reflecting materials to the door. This unit was eventually donated to a visitor to earth day in Prescott. From left to right: Clair Seesman, Carrie Gheary Oatey and Asa Hunt.	This design is made from a used tank use in a water filtration system. Other than plumbing items other materials were scavenged locally. Left to right: Yonatan Strauch, Ben Mancini (solar consultant), Cathy Mullan.