Every year America's population increases while millions of acres of farmland and forests are lost and billions of gallons of non-renewable fossil fuels are burned. American society is consuming resources at a rate far greater than the Earth can provide. The goal of this project is to design a community that makes use of sustainable practices as set forth by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Guidelines for Neighborhood Development. The design must be economical, socially equitable, environmentally responsible and feasible with today's technology. The final design complied with the standards set for the prestigious LEED silver rating, achieving the main goals set forth.

• 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

• Dileo, Matthew Joseph
• Lee, Jennifer Ann

Contributors

• Buck, Michelle

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031510-161428

Advisor

• Albano, Leonard D.

Year

• 2010

Date created

• 2010-03-15

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright