The purpose of this project was to increase water sustainability by designing a water collection and storage system at the Bomberos’ National Fire Academy in San José, Costa Rica. - Interviews with stakeholders revealed that the key design priorities were for an "effective, beautiful, and inexpensive" system. The project resulted in designs for a sediment filter, water storage tank, rainwater harvesting system, and water recycling system. The proposals provided the Bomberos with a return on investment of approximately three years.

• 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

• Vodola, Kelly
• Boie, Talon
• Muenchow, Kerry Elisa
• Vangos, Theodore E.

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Water
• Security

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030118-110805

Keyword

• Fire prevention
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Sustainability
• Water resources development

Award

• President's IQP Award

Advisor

• McCauley, Stephen M.
• Chiarelli, James A.

Year

• 2018

Center

• San Jose, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Cuerpo de Bomberos de Costa Rica

Date created

• 2018-03-01

Location

• San José

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-01-18