This project analyzed and reviewed the private residences at 42 & 50 Wolbach Road, Sudbury, MA with the purpose of designing sustainable renovations and homes closer to a goal of net-zero utility energy consumption. The Wolbach homes are in an environmentally sensitive area, limiting the available space and methods to perform the renovations. The property owner operates a dog daycare business out of on home, which new structures and site were designed. For older or historical structures, renovating to fit modern sustainability goals presents specific challenges and constraints. To meet the goal of the project, the team designed a sustainable source of energy, up-to-date interiors, water sources, and new wastewater treatment system. The designs cover the sourcing and design of a solar arrays for each property, interior designs including windows, insulation, and layouts, and new alternative drinking and wastewater systems.

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Creator

• Coulard-Smith, Keira
• Childs, Derek
• Calandrello, Sophia
• Gonzalez, Danielle
• Vilcinskas, Lana

Subject

• Sustainability
• Infrastructure
• Innovation
• Environment
• Project-Based Learning
• Water

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 95776
• E-project-032723-091103

Advisor

• Van Dessel, Steven
• Eggleston, Carrick M.
• Mathisen, Paul P.

Year

• 2023

Date created

• 2023-03-27

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Source

• E-project-032723-091103

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-04-14