This project focuses on WPI's ailing buildings and lengthening their lifespans. In the greater movement toward a green campus, this project took the initial steps to couple the social and system dynamics of the Stoddard Complex in order to improve the environmental footprint left by the buildings. The main goal of the project is to analyze what is wrong with the Stoddard Complex's current heating system and suggest a greener and more cost-effective solution that is easily sustainable. Suggestions from the residents influenced decisions made regarding the heating system, as well as spurred an in-depth look into the envelope of the Stoddard Complex. Additional suggestions to improve the Complex's envelope in terms of comfort and sustainability were also developed and detailed.

• 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

• Schuster, Christopher Henry
• Giles, Michael P
• Lopez, Jordan Alexander

Subject

• Energy
• Sustainability
• Environment
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-100307-165208

Keyword

• Community development
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Jiusto, Scott
• Carrera, Fabio

Year

• 2007

Center

• Sustaining WPI On-Campus Project Center - IQP

Date created

• 2007-10-03

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-13