History
The Hive Home was developed by the Missouri S&T 2020 Solar House Design Team. Hive serves as the central part of a larger power grid ecosystem. Missouri S&T’s design prioritizes comfort, efficiency, and quality.
Water Systems
• Evacuated Tube Solar Water Heating System
• Hydroponic Green Walls
• Grey Water and Waste Heat Recovery Systems
Energy Systems
• Kinetic Floor Tile Generation
• Covered Parking Lot with integrated EV charging and PV roof
• Energy Recovery System
• Integrated batteries and thermal energy storage
Environment
• Zero Cement Concrete
• Circadian Lighting
• Automated Adaptive Facade Shading (Shimmering of Bees)
• Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Score of 60!
Team
Despite the challenges behind the global pandemic in 2020, the Missouri S&T 2020 Solar House Design Team stayed committed to developing a net-zero energy sufficient design to compete in the 2020 U.S. Department of Energy Design Challenge!
The team consisted of President, Cherith Parnell, VP of Design Challenge, John Nelson, VP of Business, Delaney Guy, Directors of Architecture, Jacob Bennett and Alyssa Marshall, Directors of Mechanical, Jovi Vongnaraj and Aditya Prabhu, Director of Electrical, Madison Weiner, Director of Public Relations, Daryl Gichui, Director of Finance, Thomas Bleakney, Director of Records, Ann-Marie Tyson, and general body members Greta Adams, Zoe Reed, Eduardo Porras, Ben Knight, Dylan Rose, Kata Hoynacki, Jacob Fitzpatrick, Destiny Stovall, Cameron Etheridge, Evan Rollo, Derek Holloway, Kailyn Carey, Luke Tosello, Stephen Simmons, Moriah Ellis, Emily Mueller, Samantha Kraus, Brenan Pool, Reagan Laub, Emily Griesenauer, Bradley Marshall, Ben Forck, DeShaun Arrington, and Madison Mitchell.
The team’s advisors were Dr. Stuart Baur, Dr. Heath Pickerill, and Mr. Thomas Yarbrough.
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