Since 1987, AIDS Project Worcester (APW) has been devoted to providing non-medical service to the Worcester community for those directly and indirectly affected by HIV/AIDS. Their client-base has increased by 15% annually and the demand for funding has become even greater. To help with that issue our project goal was to assess the AIDS Project Worcester's facility and operations and produce technological and behavioral recommendations to help them lower their energy costs over short, medium and long terms. - To do this, we performed energy and behavioral audits of the building and staff. We found that APW can save ~24% (or ~$10,000) of their annual energy costs by following our recommendations for technology upgrades and behavior/policy changes.

• 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

• Hunter, Patrick D.
• Adhikari, Udit
• LaBarre, Christopher B.
• Rhodes, Matthew B.
• Potter, Kevin Joseph

Subject

• Well-Being
• Infrastructure
• Energy
• Sustainability
• Security

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031010-185800

Keyword

• Medical care
• Public health
• Nonprofit organizations
• Sustainable development--Economic aspects

Advisor

• Looft, Fred J.
• Krueger, Robert

Year

• 2010

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• AIDS Project Worcester

Date created

• 2010-03-10

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright