Indiana Dunes National LakeshoreCharles Nelson Home

The Dunes Team• Patrick Brown• Andrew Johnson• Alex Kampf• Benjamin Kepchar

Agenda

1. Stakeholders2. Context3. Constraints4. Deliverables5. Alternative Energy6. Wastewater Treatment

Stakeholders

•Purdue University• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore • Judy Collins, Historical Architect • Joy Marburger, Research Coordinator •Mike Bremer, Chief Ranger• Stephanie Purcell, Administrative Assistant• Liz McConnell, Administrative Officer

• Future Residents • EEE and EAPS

Context

1. Background

2. Charles P. Nelson Home

3. Partnership with IDNL and NPS

Background

Background

• IDNL established in 1966• 15,000 acres• 2 million visitors/year• “preserve for the educational, inspirational, and recreational use of

the public”• Ecosystem restoration of the built environment• 750 homes originally• Reservation-of-use permission• Majority to be removed/destroyed

Charles Nelson Home

• Mutual interest

• Historic building

• Requires research permit

• Uninhabited

• Non-functional windmill on site

Partnership

•Onsite Interviews of stakeholders and park personnel

•Collaboration with local groups• To be established

• Special Event invitations• SCI-Great Lakes Workshop on Civic Engagement

Opportunities in Vacant Land Repurposing

Constraints• Use • Research resident dormitories

• Historical site• Comply with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the

Treatment of Historic Properties • Deliverable due date• Condition of home and property• Budget • Spatial • Short term research

Deliverables

1. Special Use Permit2. Rehabilitation Plan3. Senior Design Proposals

Special Use Permit

• Submitted

•Allows access to restricted area

• Interview Stakeholders on site

• Take measurements

Rehabilitation Plan• Persuasive• Building Use Proposal

• Dorms• Proposed Preservation and Rehabilitation Plan

• History• LEED

• Proposed Environmental Plan• Energy• Waste

• Financial Plan• Statement of Management Qualifications

• Economic and Expertise• Partnership Agreement

• Proposed Lease Terms and Conditions

Rehabilitation Plan

•Alternative Energy

•Wastewater Treatment

Senior Design Proposals

• Energy•Windmill

• Solar Panels

• Efficiency

•Water•Waste

Alternative Energy

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Wastewater Treatment

1. Constraints

2. Wastewater Treatment Systems

3. Ideal Secondary Treatment

4. Secondary Treatment Options

5. Treatment Economics & Maintenance

Constraints

• Economics

•Maintenance

• Environmental Costs

Wastewater Treatment Systems

• Integrated Septic Systems• Primary Treatment in Septic Tank

• Low maintenance

• Provides 70% of treatment

• Conventional Secondary Treatment

• Absorption fields

• Dispersion fields

Ideal Secondary Treatment

• Environmental Friendly• Low Cost of Operation•Minimal Maintenance •Pollution Control

Secondary Treatment Options

Absorption/ Dispersion fields• No pollution control for

organics, nutrients, or bacteria• Clogging Problems

Constructed Wetlands• Native or Adaptive Vegetation

Filters Pollutants• Naturally filters organics,

nutrients, and bacteria

Treatment Economics & Maintenance

• Septic Tank• High Construction Costs• Low Maintenance

• Constructed Wetlands• Construction Costs are 50-90% less then Conventional Systems• Regular Inspections & Care of Vegetation

Works Cited

• Environmental Building news. Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater. Retrieved from http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2009/7/30/Constructed-Wetlands/• Purdue Residential Onsite Wastewater Disposal. Purdue Engineering.

Retrieved from: https://engineering.purdue.edu/~frankenb/NU-prowd/