Building Design-The Cold Frame and Reflector
Finally, we got to the design of the cold frame and reflector. This stage would make us utilize our research skills and all the things we had learned building up to this point. First, we would have to research appropriate materials for the reflector and cold frame. Then we would have to use our knowledge of solar angles to find the best angles to put the reflector and cold frame at to put the most sunlight into the home, and gain the most heat for the plants. Next, we would have to design the reflector and frame and make scale drawings and models for them. After this, we would have to design the presentation for our designs. And all this built up to presentation night when we would be pitching our designs to a panel of judges made up of members of the garden club, architects, contractors, engineers, and even other students. Overall, this was a very long, hard project, but it definitely tested our ability to work as a group and to utilize our knowledge.
The cold frame (above) and reflector (below) models.