Climate change is causing many people globally to consider their energy consumption and how it could be decreased. To achieve this goal, many buildings are being designed as net-zero energy by implementing various energy saving strategies. This project investigates this goal on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) campus. Campus-[AD1] wide energy consumption was analyzed for developing baseline energy models. These models were created based on existing building plans, and energy analysis was conducted by implementing strategies and determining the energy savings across the WPI Quadrangle (Quad). From this analysis, recommendations were given for which strategies to implement at WPI, and a modular solar canopy was designed to be implemented across campus.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Wentz, Erika H.
• Howell, Joseph C.
• Mayer, Aidan J.

Subject

• Energy
• Inclusion
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 16716
• E-project-033121-110937

Stichwort

• Energy Reduction
• Net-Zero Community
• Net-Zero Energy

Advisor

• Albano, Leonard D.
• Farzinmoghadam, Mohamad

Year

• 2021

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2021-03-31

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Architectural Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Zuletzt geändert

• 2021-05-03