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Good meeting today, following last week’s cross-check review debacle. Sometimes you need to fail to start over.
Okay, not quite that bad, but I think it made me let go of a number of assumptions and caveats that I had been hanging onto doggedly, and dogmatically.
So over the weekend I had my Laputa moment (the castle, not the ho), let go of some baggage, and I’m back on track. As of week 13:
1. We have a thesis! Conceptual and schematic design for customizable home eco-retrofit package.
2. Question: What are the barriers to adoption? My project should resolve by addressing the following:
a. Confusion about what’s out there
b. Misconceptions about cost
c. Fear of lack of service and maintenance options
d. Lack of image.
3. Areas of focus: Energy, water, IEQ; broken down into a set of 10 key technologies and recommended homeowner supplements.
Building an image; this is where my design comes in, though what form it shall take exactly, I know not. But it will tie into themes such as the need for live feedback and communication with the user, which serves both as an educational tool, and as marketing; branding in general, taking a basic look at models such as google, apple, and the prius; the role of the architect, combining engineering and industrial design into a product/home addition. My next two weeks will happen in pictures…
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