Our project, sponsored by the University of Worcester, established a baseline energy consumption profile of residents within the Arboretum in Worcester, England. We performed door-to-door canvassing, spoke with 240 residents, and received a total of 102 survey responses. We found that residents struggle with energy bills, costs of retrofits, and heating. We recommended that future researchers continue to engage the community, create an educational campaign to teach energy conservation behaviors, and facilitate smart meter implementation within the Arboretum.

• 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

• Shoop, Alexander Keiya
• Smith, Stefan McMillan
• Frick, Charles John
• Lemere, Nicholas Alexander

Subject

• Learning
• Infrastructure
• Energy
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-062614-132902

Keyword

• Sustainability
• Educational surveys--Design
• Community development
• Energy policy

Advisor

• Shockey, Ingrid K.
• Ruiz, Carolina

Year

• 2014

Center

• London, England Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• University of Worcester

Date created

• 2014-06-26

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright