Safe+Room

**Safe Room**
 * Project Charter**


 * Description**
 * team with the White County affiliate of Habitat for Humanity to design and construct low cost, durable, healthy, and sustainable housing
 * apply engineering skills to find a cost effective method of creating a safe room


 * Objectives**
 * improve the health and durability of the house through the addition of a safe room in a cost effective manner
 * discover the relationship between the cost and types of safe rooms and the levels of protection that they provide
 * determine which option for a safe room the Woodruff II build is viable with concern to cost efficiency and storm safety


 * Outcomes or Deliverables**
 * list of safe room options and their associated costs
 * a decision with a report of the reasons for the selection
 * implementation of safe room design into designs and construction


 * Critical Dates**
 * beginning of construction phase in late September/ early October


 * Estimated Budget**
 * $0


 * Community Partners**
 * Habitat for Humanity


 * Stakeholders**
 * Richard Wells
 * Lance Gibson
 * Harding University


 * Team Members**
 * Derek Laxton
 * Shawn Batten
 * Mitch Maynard




 * **TASK STATUS REPORT #1** ||
 * **Project Description:** |||||| • apply engineering skills to find a cost effective method of creating a safe room ||
 * **Project Sponsor:** || HFH || **Sponsor Rep:** || Rick Eichhorn ||
 * **Program Manager:** || Rich Wells || **Project Manager:** || Derek Laxton ||
 * **Period Covered by the Report:** |||||| 8/23/2011-9/12/2011 ||
 * **Accomplished This Period:** ||
 * * Researched the requirements for a successful storm shelter (FEMA, Texas Tech Wind Science and Engineering Research Center, and the National Storm Shelter Association
 * Looked into some rough pricing estimates ||
 * **Planned But Not Accomplished This Period:** ||
 * * Have not developed safety continuum and price range ||
 * **Objectives To Next Reporting Period:** ||
 * * Develop pricing continuum
 * Began a more thorough pricing list
 * Research construction modifications ||
 * **Risks/Outstanding Issues/Problems:** ||
 * * Keeping in mind the lost cost approach
 * Remembering that this will not be an actual certified storm shelter ||


 * **TASK STATUS REPORT #2** ||
 * **Project Description:** |||||| • apply engineering skills to find a cost effective method of creating a safe room ||
 * **Project Sponsor:** || HFH || **Sponsor Rep:** || Rick Eichhorn ||
 * **Program Manager:** || Rich Wells || **Project Manager:** || Derek Laxton ||
 * **Period Covered by the Report:** |||||| 9/12/2011-9/27/2011 ||
 * **Accomplished This Period:** ||
 * * Began developing pricing continuum
 * Began evaluating advantages and disadvantages of each design
 * Researched different construction techniques and modifications ||
 * **Planned But Not Accomplished This Period:** ||
 * * Have not completely developed price range ||
 * **Objectives To Next Reporting Period:** ||
 * * Further develop pricing continuum
 * Look into different pricing trends and comparison methods ||
 * **Risks/Outstanding Issues/Problems:** ||
 * * Keeping in mind the lost cost approach
 * Remembering that this will not be an actual certified storm shelter ||


 * **TASK STATUS REPORT #3** ||
 * **Project Description:** |||||| • apply engineering skills to find a cost effective method of creating a safe room ||
 * **Project Sponsor:** || HFH || **Sponsor Rep:** || Rick Eichhorn ||
 * **Program Manager:** || Rich Wells || **Project Manager:** || Derek Laxton ||
 * **Period Covered by the Report:** |||||| 9/27/2011-9/11/2011 ||
 * **Accomplished This Period:** ||
 * * Developed pricing and comparison continuum for woodframe designs ||
 * **Planned But Not Accomplished This Period:** ||
 * * Develop pricing and comparison continuum for non-woodframe designs ||
 * **Objectives To Next Reporting Period:** ||
 * * Finish comparison charts and prepare for presentation?
 * Possibly look into cheapest method in more depth ||
 * **Risks/Outstanding Issues/Problems:** ||
 * * Keeping in mind just rough estimates
 * Not sure of actual size of shelter or of any decisions ||