Sustainability Projects

Energy 

• Atwater Kent Energy Study
• An Analysis and Comparison of Affordable and Ecological Short-Term Transportation Energy Solutions
• Analyzing an Energy Reduction Policy at WPI
• Design of a Rooftop Photovoltaic Array for the George C. Gordon Library at Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Structural, Thermal, and Performance Analysis
• Decentralized Energy Master Planning: The London Borough of Brent
• Flywheel-Accumulator for Compact Hydraulic Energy Storage
• Hydrokinetic Energy in Massachusetts
• Geothermal Energy: A Feasibility Study on the Application of Ground Source Heat Pumps
• Comparison of catalyst geometries using computational fluid dynamics for methane steam reforming
• Auburn Wind Project

Green House Gases

• Investigating The Use Of Hydrogen As An Alternative Fuel
• Post carbon transportation -- studying wing sail ships
• Environmental and Social Issues Concerned with Hybrid Cars
• A Study on Hybrid Cars: Environmental Effects and Consumer Habits
• Trace Gases and Their Effects on the Environment

Waste

• Ammonia Wastewater Treatment by Immobilized Activated Sludge
• Alternative Shredder Waste Processing Methods
• The Effect of Substrate Variation on Biofilm Growth for Use in Wastewater Treatment
• Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Massachusetts Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities

Water

• An Assessment of Water Supply and Sanitation in Tsumkwe, Namibia
• Designing a Water and Sanitation Centre Prototype for Monwabisi Park, Cape Town, South Africa
• The Watershed sustainability index for the Reventazón River watershed
• Developing a Policy Position on Smart Water Metering
• Effects of the Lower Colorado River Water Issues on Biota and the Future conditions of the Salton Sea
• Improving Drinking Water Quality on Barro Colorado Island, Panama
• Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Massachusetts Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities

Sustainability

• Establishing a Sustainable Vision for Healthcare
• Analysis of green chemistry and computational toxicology
• Grassoline: A Feasibility Study
• Tracking the progress of the Green Communities Act of 2008
• Soil Reinforcement with Natural Fibers for Low-Income Housing Communities
• Development of a sustainable landscape architecture best practices manual
• Developing an Annual Sustainability Report for WPI
• Evaluation of WRTA service
• Ethanol from Sugar Beets: A Process and Economic Analysis
• Exploring and Implementing Agricultural Opportunities in Monwabisi Park, South Africa