11- Sustainable Cities and Communities – Worcester Community Project Center

October 27, 2017August 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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…

March 19, 2014August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Cost Analysis for Implementing MS4 Permit in Towns of Central Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is the state agency responsible for ensuring clean air and water, the safe management of toxics and hazards, the recycling of solid and hazardous wastes, the timely cleanup of hazardous waste sites and spills, and the preservation of wetlands and coastal resources (http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/about/). The goal of our project…

December 9, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

The Regional Environmental Council: An Investigation of Socioeconomic and Environmental Injustices

February 22, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Electronic Waste Recycling in Massachusetts

Context: On September 24, 2012, Apple Inc. reported that the iPhone 5 sold five million units in its first weekend (New York Times, 2012). Immediately, millions of older phones became obsolete, eclipsed by the lighter and faster model. Consumers are enamored with technological innovation, which drives them to purchase the newest product on the market.…

October 23, 2012August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Ban the Bottle at WPI

We are the Ban the Bottle Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) team for Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) . We are working with Corporate Accountability International and their “Think Outside the Bottle” campaign. We hope to stop the sale of disposable water bottles on campus through 2 main areas: 1. Campus Support 2. University Reciprocation We will be hosting tap water…