Week 4 Update

A few big changes to the project were made in week 4. Group 10 decided on a thickness of ½ an inch for the plastic for the full-scale model, as there was a large difference in cost when mass-produced. The costs were predicted to decrease further if Drexel was to cut out purchasing from a 3rd party plastics manufacturer and form a partnership with a plastics recycling facility (or develop their own). This would lower the overall cost of product and shipping expenses. It would also open the opportunity for Drexel to recycle its own plastic waste.

Also decided in week 4 was postponing the proposal for the Myers Walkway, as no one in the group had access to any exact measurements (from measurements taken in the field or data accessible online). After using lab time to perform research in the library database, several book options that may contain illustrations and scale drawings of Myers Hall were uncovered. Spencer saved these to his library profile and will go to W.W. Hagerty Library to research further.

The list of books included:

[1] Drexel University. Department of Planning and Construction. Building floor plans for drexel university. Building Floor Plans for Drexel University 1974.

[2] M. N. Kotzin. A History of Drexel University, 1941-1963 1983.

[3] Drexel University. Housing Restudy Committee and Nolen and Swinburne Partnership. Housing Study for Drexel University 1971.

Uncovering scale blueprints of the building was decided to be faster, more accurate and more precise than performing field measurements with inadequate tools; drawings reduce possible error in reproduced CAD drawings of the building tremendously, and will bolster the reality of the project proposal.

Several important factors will be included in the final walkway proposal. It was decided that the walkway proposal would contain the following components: approximate budget post-demolition of Myers hall, bill of materials, project timeline, and AutoCAD drawings of the walkway. It was unclear if the team would have time to create a scale model of the walkway proposal or not. This decision is to be brought up again in week 7.

Bill and Ilana continued to work in Fusion 360 to sketch the model of the first draft. It was determined that it would be doubtful that the model would be ready to print by week 5, but will continue to be worked on in hopes that it could meet the deadline.