The YMCA of the Rockies, located in Estes Park, Colorado, faces increasing risks of wildfire due to the impacts of climate change. Our goal was to identify cost-effective measures to help the YMCA better protect its built environment from wildfires. We assessed the external vulnerability of structures at the Y based on ignition points, and conducted a cost-analysis to identify risk-reducing improvements to both the structure composition and surrounding landscaping, to increase the overall resilience of the campus against wildfire.

• 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

• Stratton, Katherine
• Wright, Jillian
• Figler, Mason
• Thyng, Mason

Subject

• Environment
• Well-Being
• Sustainability
• Project-Based Learning
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050222-131537
• 67026

Keyword

• Structure assessment
• Mitigation strategies
• Wildfire
• Wildland Urban Interface
• Fire Protection

Advisor

• Hersh, Robert
• Giapoudzi, Despoina

Year

• 2022

Center

• Thessaloniki, Greece Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Young Men's Christian Association of the Rockies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 13 - Climate Action
• 15 - Life On Land

Date created

• 2022-05-02

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• Creative Commons BY-NC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International