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    This document provides information about an upcoming event discussing converting vacant homes into mini-economic units combining architecture and biology. The event will be held on April 26th at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and sponsored by the George Gund Foundation and Regency Construction Services. It will feature a project team discussing their work transforming foreclosed properties in Cleveland into structures called BioCellars, which are designed to provide food, energy and community benefits through sustainable design approaches.

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    This document provides information about an upcoming event discussing converting vacant homes into mini-economic units combining architecture and biology. The event will be held on April 26th at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and sponsored by the George Gund Foundation and Regency Construction Services. It will feature a project team discussing their work transforming foreclosed properties in Cleveland into structures called BioCellars, which are designed to provide food, energy and community benefits through sustainable design approaches.

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    BioCellar Presentation April 26, 2011

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    This document provides information about an upcoming event discussing converting vacant homes into mini-economic units combining architecture and biology. The event will be held on April 26th at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and sponsored by the George Gund Foundation and Regency Construction Services. It will feature a project team discussing their work transforming foreclosed properties in Cleveland into structures called BioCellars, which are designed to provide food, energy and community benefits through sustainable design approaches.

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    HOW DO YOU CONVERT A VACANT HOME INTO A

    MINI-ECONOMIC UNIT THAT COMBINES ARCHITECTURE & BIOLOGY?

    APRIL 26TH, 3-5PM


    @ CUDC 1309 EUCLID AVE., SUITE 200
    CLEVELAND, OH 44115

    bio
    Event Organizers
    Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative,
    in collaboration with various partners
    Event Sponsors
    The George Gund Foundation
    & Regency Construction Services
    PROJECT TEAM
    Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, Kent State University

    In Collaboration with
    Jean Loria, CW Waterworks
    Adil Sharag-Eldin, Ph.D. LEED A.P., Hollee Becker & Rohini Srivastava,
    College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Kent State University
    Adam Smith, Urban Lumberjacks of Cleveland
    Morgan Taggart, Ohio State University Extension

    bio
    FORECLOSED PROPERTIES AND HOUSES IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND (2008)
    Urban Lumberjacks of Cleveland

    DECONSTRUCTION
    Floor joist system with the King Beam and Steel I-Beam

    Floor joists
    C-beam frame
    Foundation/ plinth King beam
    above ground

    Foundation
    below ground I-beam

    structure stabilization
    Roof vents
    Galvanized steel tubing for
    roof structure

    Double glazing

    King beam Curtains for heat


    I-beam central post retention

    C-beam frame Reflective lining


    on the North wall
    Waterproofing around the
    base of the BioCellar
    Short shrubs along the South
    wall

    Central water tank

    Section through a BioCellar


    orientation
    BIOCELLAR PERFORMANCE STUDY
    single and double glazed roofs
    BIOCELLAR PERFORMANCE STUDY
    Annual temperature profile in basic unconditioned space
    BIOCELLAR PERFORMANCE STUDY
    INDOOR temperatures
    BIOCELLAR PERFORMANCE STUDY
    air movement
    BIOCELLAR PERFORMANCE STUDY
    Cumulative INDOOR temperatures
    BIOCELLAR PERFORMANCE STUDY
    COOL SEASON CROPS
    Leafy greens Vegetables Flowers
    Arugula Beet Calendula
    Chard Bok choi Johnny jump-up
    Cilantro Broccoli Linaria (Toadflax)
    Collards Broccoli raab Pansy
    Cornsalad (Mache) Cabbage
    Cress Carrot
    Dandelion Kale
    Endive Leek
    Escarole Onion
    Lettuce Pak choi
    Mizuna Pea
    Mustard
    Purslane
    Radicchio
    Spinach

    food production
    BIOCELLAR USES
    Compost bucket

    provided to residents

    provided to community
    brought to local BioCellar trench boxes
    collected by compostal worker

    composting
    systems

    worms

    produces nutrient rich soil


    produces heat and CO2

    root cellar

    soil & compost production

    energy production
    BIOCELLAR USES
    community sauna
    & herb garden
    BIOCELLAR USES
    Livestock
    Education

    Farming, canning, drying & preservation

    Fish hatchery, stormwater management BIOCELLAR USES


    Building orientation
    • External obstruction to solar gain
    • Southern exposure
    • Tree canopy
    Water table
    Accessibility
    Community gardens and/or urban farms;
    Adjacency to vacant land
    Local champions

    BIOCELLAR SITE SELECTION


    Building orientation
    • External obstruction to solar gain
    • Southern exposure
    • Tree canopy
    Water table
    Accessibility
    Community gardens and/or urban farms
    Adjacency to vacant land
    Local champions

    BIOCELLAR SITE SELECTION


    Era Growth Issue Infrastructure Solutions
    Mid-Late 1800s Public health and welfare Sanitation, hospitals, parks, schools
    Industrialization Planned communities, company towns
    Energy Coal, oil, gas, electricity
    Early 1900s Automobiles Roads
    Food Production (Dust Bowl) Crop rotation, agricultural practices
    Communication Radio, telephone
    Mid-1900s Energy Hydro and nuclear power
    Pollution Air/water/sewage treatment
    Mass Communication Television
    Late 1900s Garbage Recycling
    Flooding Storm water management, detention
    Information Management Computers/internet
    2000+ Sprawl, globalization Sound land use, smart growth
    Vacant housing Adaptive reuse/land reutilization
    Urban food deserts Local greenhouse network
    Housing monoculture Diversity through infrastructure

    Items shown in red are added to the History of American


    Infrastructure chart by Karen S. Williamson, Growing with Green
    Infrastructure, Heritage Conservancy, 2003.

    BIOCELLAR AS INFRASTRUCTURE
    DISTRIBUTED INFRASTRUCTURE
    permaculture
    distributed infrastructure
    FEASIBILITY
    structure
    scale
    management & ownership model
    cost (prototype & mass production)

    next steps
    site details
    • Site located adjacent to Chateau Hough vineyards
    at the intersection of Hough Avenue and E. 66th St.
    • Soil type is sand, which is excellent for drainage.
    • Easy access from Chester Avenue, and E. 55th exit 1650 E 66 St.
    off the freeway
    • Site located in close proximity to League Park,
    which is slated for renovation of roughly $5 million
    for the first-phase plan, including a ticket building
    and a grandstand wall.

    Chateau Hough
    Vineyards

    building details 1650 E 66 St.

    • Foundation walls: stone, in good condition


    • Longer wall is South facing with no obstructions
    in immediate vicinity
    • The house has a larger footprint. Typical of the
    homes in Hough neighborhood. However, a large
    portion is crawl space, leaving the basement to be
    much smaller, closer to the 22x40’ dimensions for
    the BioCellar prototype study
    exterior photos
    thank you!

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