This project developed plans for the Institute of American Indian Arts to further its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 as established in its Climate Action Plan. The team developed a method for consistently entering data into the Clean Air Cool Planet Carbon Calculator in order to accurately measure the institute’s progress. A major step in the IAIA’s plan was the reduction of electrical usage. This project developed plans for addressing two aspects of this goal; improving efficiency, particularly in lighting, and providing sources of solar energy. Recommendations were made for future improvements and installations to reduce carbon emissions from electrical usage.

• 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

• Cornachini, Blake Joseph
• Nutting, Jake Thomas
• Milholland, Adelle Cheney
• McMullen, Ian Taylor

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Energy
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050914-211427

Keyword

• Application software--Development
• Energy conservation
• Human-computer interaction
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Mathews, Lauren M.
• Carrera, Fabio

Year

• 2014

Center

• Santa Fe, New Mexico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Institute for American Indian Arts

Date created

• 2014-05-09

Location

• Santa Fe

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright