Our project aims to verify that tree canopy can help reduce residential utility levels. The loss of over 30,000 trees in Worcester due to the Asian Longhorn Beetle became the motivation for determining tree canopy's economic value. Unfortunately, the correlation between the tree canopy and energy usage is ambiguous. The challenges encountered from this project have aided the team in developing recommendations for better conditions for future teams to continue research of this kind.

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Creator

• Petrin, Eric D.
• Post, James M.
• Liao, Zhichao

Subject

• Environment
• Community
• Sustainability
• Energy

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030411-105635

Keyword

• Sustainable development--Economic aspects
• Energy conservation
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Burnham, Nancy A.
• Krueger, Robert

Year

• 2011

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs

Date created

• 2011-03-04

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-03