11- Sustainable Cities and Communities – Worcester Community Project Center

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023 by nflipka

HECCMA: Connecting College Campuses to the Worcester Community

Project Sponsor The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (HECCMA) is an association of public and private accredited colleges and universities in central Massachusetts. HECCMA is committed to working collaboratively to further the missions of member institutions. Current member institutions are as follows: Anna Maria CollegeAssumption UniversityClark UniversityCollege of the Holy CrossCummings School of Veterinary…

March 20, 2023May 9, 2023 by cckneisslwilliam

Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester: Creating a Homeowner Information Database

Project Overview Our project created a database for Habitat for Humanity MW/GW to organize information on their homeowners. We collected input on the database structure through interviews with the staff and feedback from testing the database. We delivered a Microsoft Access database to track data on homeowners, properties, and mortgages. We found that: Habitat Affiliates…

May 20, 2022June 30, 2022 by cogbebor

Improving Water Quality of Green Hill Park Ponds and Investigating the Feasibility of an Irrigation System Using Pond Water

Project Description Water pollution in surface water is attributed to stormwater runoff, introducing nutrients and sediment into water bodies. This project researched the historical and current conditions impacting the Green Hill Park Ponds, as well as researched the feasibility of using Pond water to irrigate the adjacent golf course. Samples of the water from both…

January 20, 2022March 4, 2022 by dpmurphy

Worcester Regional Food Hub: Helping the WRFH with Retail Expansion

Project Description Our project is to help the Worcester Regional Food Hub (WRFH) by recommending them a POS system as well as presenting research on online retail outlets such as Grubhub and Instacart. The WRFH is moving to Union Station in 2023, and will have a new retail store, thus prompting the need for a…

October 26, 2021December 15, 2021 by cwpriestner

Snowy River Innovation: Dairy Farm Waste Reduction

Project Description: Identify the current standings of dairy farms and innovative methods that are used by farmers in the New England region of the United States. First, the project will identify farmers and farmer associations that practice sustainability. These farms will be surveyed to find what infrastructure and processes are required to make the farm…

October 27, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Developing a Sustainable Pricing Strategy for the Worcester Regional Food Hub

Welcome to the Worcester Regional Food Hub Team page! We are a group of four juniors from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We completed this project in fulfillment of our Interactive Qualifying Project. The purpose of our project was to develop a sustainable pricing strategy for the Worcester Regional Food Hub. Project Goal The goal of our project…

February 21, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

WalkBike Worcester: Bicycle and Pedestrian Counting Program

Welcome! During our interactive qualifying project we worked in collaboration with WalkBike Worcester to recommend how Worcester could establish a sustainable bicycle and pedestrian counting program. We focused specifically on using the Local Access Score as a tool to select the counting locations for this program. Project Sponsor: WalkBike Worcester WalkBike Worcester (WBW) works…

January 17, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Worcester Art Museum (WAM): Interactive Activities

Welcome to our page! During our interactive qualifying project we worked with the Worcester Art Museum to create interactive activities for an upcoming exhibit Reusable Universes by Shih Chieh Huang. Project Sponsor The WAM The Worcester Art Museum’s (WAM) purpose is to provide the community with formal and informal experiences with a wide range of educational…

December 17, 2014August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Dismas House: Development of Energy Reduction Blueprint For Worcester Green Low-Income Housing Coalition

Project Sponsor: Dismas House Dismas House is a non-profit organization and a member of the Worcester Green Low Income Housing Coalition (WGLIHC). The mission of Dismas House is to “reconcile former prisoners to society, and society to former prisoners, through the development of a supportive community” (Dismas House, 2014). After the recession in 2008, Dismas struggled financially…

December 17, 2014May 11, 2022 by Laura Roberts

Worcester Art Museum (WAM): Accessibility Assessment

Welcome to our page! During our interactive qualifying project we worked in collaboration with the Worcester Art Museum to identify ways to improve visitor experience at the museum. Specifically, we focused on providing recommendations to improve museum accessibility for people with physical disabilities or impairments. Project Sponsor: Worcester Art Museum The Worcester Art Museum, founded in…