WPI Offices of Facilities and Sustainability’ Reducing Water Consumption at WPI
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Project Description
The goal of our project is to help the Facilities Office and Office of Sustainability create a more water-sustainable campus and reduce water costs by assessing WPI’s overall domestic water usage in order to recommend means of decreasing the institution’s water consumption.
Project goal and objectives
1. Analyze WPI’s overall water usage data by building and area.
2. Determine the reason why certain WPI areas or buildings have a high water usage.
3. Make recommendations to reduce water usage on campus.
Team and Advisor
Team Members
Curiel, Alan E.
Lenihan, Ellis K.
Pierre, Jean-Philippe A.
Zhong, Shangjin
Advisor
Paul P Mathisen
Associate Professor and Dir. of Sustainability
Project Sponsor
WPI’s Facilities Office and Office of Sustainability
Project Deliverables
Recommendations and a plan to reduce WPI’s overall water usage, especially for the following buildings:
- Project Center
- Rec Center
- Boynton Hall
- Daniel’s Hall
- Founder’s Hall