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File Name	ua_dorms
Title	Environmental Studies students working on Project Helios.
Creator	Lee, Russ (photographer)
Date	1975-1976
Description	Written on verso: "Environmental Studies students at SJSU apply a base coat of paint to the plywood frames which will house the solar energy panels atop of the three dormitories on campus. Project Helios will be in operation at the end of this summer. (PHOTO: Russ Lee)"
Note	In 1975 students in the Department of Environmental Studies at San Jose State University undertook a campus-wide analysis, "Project Helios", which demonstrated many opportunities for the application of solar energy on the campus (as shown in the resultant sketch above left). They decided to begin by constructing the largest solar water heating system in the United States, to produce 15,000 gallons of solar heated water a day with 9,000 square feet of student-built solar collectors, providing domestic hot water for 600 students in three dormitories. The design target was to produce 100% of the required hot water on any sunny day at any time of year, and 70% of the hot water needs on an annual basis. Dr. Aitken designed and engineered the collectors and arrays, the plumbing and electrical systems and controls, and the mechanical supporting structures. The Chancellor's office believed enough in the students to allocate $180,000 for its construction. During his sabbatical leave in 1976, Dr. Aitken supervised the student construction of the system. It met all of the objectives and design targets, and operated flawlessly for six years, until a careless roofing job destroyed most of the collector mounts. With a new and now unsympathetic administration in place at the University, student repair of the system was not permitted, and no funds were allocated for professional repair. http://www.donaldaitkenassociates.com/projects_dormitory.html
Subject-TGM	Buildings Construction Men Students
Subject-LCSH	San Jose State College
Geographic Coverage	San Jose -- California
Object Type	Photographic Prints
Format	image/jpg
Dimensions	9.4 X 5.6 in.
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives department. http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/special_coll/copyright_info_sc.htm
Collection	San Jose State University Archives Photograph Collection
Language	eng
Repository	San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives

File Name	ua_dorms_002
Title	Environmental Studies students working on Project Helios.
Creator	Lee, Russ (photographer)
Date	1975-1976
Description	Written on verso: "Environmental Studies students at SJSU apply a base coat of paint to the plywood frames which will house the solar energy panels atop of the three dormitories on campus. Project Helios will be in operation at the end of this summer. (PHOTO: Russ Lee)"
Note	In 1975 students in the Department of Environmental Studies at San Jose State University undertook a campus-wide analysis, "Project Helios", which demonstrated many opportunities for the application of solar energy on the campus (as shown in the resultant sketch above left). They decided to begin by constructing the largest solar water heating system in the United States, to produce 15,000 gallons of solar heated water a day with 9,000 square feet of student-built solar collectors, providing domestic hot water for 600 students in three dormitories. The design target was to produce 100% of the required hot water on any sunny day at any time of year, and 70% of the hot water needs on an annual basis. Dr. Aitken designed and engineered the collectors and arrays, the plumbing and electrical systems and controls, and the mechanical supporting structures. The Chancellor's office believed enough in the students to allocate $180,000 for its construction. During his sabbatical leave in 1976, Dr. Aitken supervised the student construction of the system. It met all of the objectives and design targets, and operated flawlessly for six years, until a careless roofing job destroyed most of the collector mounts. With a new and now unsympathetic administration in place at the University, student repair of the system was not permitted, and no funds were allocated for professional repair. http://www.donaldaitkenassociates.com/projects_dormitory.html
Subject-TGM	Buildings Construction Men Students
Subject-LCSH	San Jose State College
Geographic Coverage	San Jose -- California
Object Type	Photographic Prints
Format	image/jpg
Dimensions	9.4 X 5.6 in.
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives department. http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/special_coll/copyright_info_sc.htm
Collection	San Jose State University Archives Photograph Collection
Language	eng
Repository	San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives

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Environmental Studies students working on Project Helios.

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