| Institution |
EPA Grant Number |
Project Title |
Project Descriptions |
Photos |
| Arizona State University - Main Campus |
SU831827 |
A Decision Support Tool for Sustainable Urban Water
Management |
Can urban scale models help urban planners sustain urban water supplies?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Brown University |
SU831863 |
Farm to College: Reducing Food Miles through Direct
Purchasing |
This project is creating a system for direct purchasing between Brown University Dining Services and local farms... [Read More] |
Photos |
| California State University - Chico |
SU831882 |
Adoption of Alternative Energy Sources in Chico,
CA: Facilitating an Action Plan |
The goal of this P3 project is to develop a strategy to generate solar power locally and facilitate a transition to solar power and other renewable energy sources in the Chico, Calif. area... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Colorado State University |
SU831884 |
Energy Management Innovation in the US Ski Industry |
This project is developing a model for energy management in ski areas that reduces the need for fossil fuels, lowers energy rates for ski areas and surrounding communities, and improves the quality of power for all local utility customers... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Colorado State University,Pennsylvania State University |
SU831856 |
Sustainable Housing at Pine Ridge Reservation |
This P3 team is working to develop regionally, culturally, and economically appropriate housing choices for the residents of Pine Ridge Reservation... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Cornell University |
SU831881 |
City in a Box: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Living |
P3 researchers designed a live-work environment for 50,000 people by using energy from renewable sources: wind, solar, and biomass... [Read More] |
Photos |
| East Carolina University |
SU831869 |
Greening Standards for Green Structures: Process
and Products |
The goal of this project is to provide a mechanism to equip consumers with the means to encourage the homebuilding industry-designers, homebuilders, and retail suppliers-to use environmentally preferable products and processes in the design and construction of affordable homes... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Evergreen State College |
SU831857 |
The Evergreen Roof Project: Standards, Methods and
Software for Evaluating Living Roof Systems |
This project is developing a Web site, www.evergreenroofs.com, for access to data on existing "living roof" systems. ...[Read More] |
Photos |
| Gonzaga University |
SU831834 |
Pathogen Reduction with Sustainable and Appropriate
Technology for a Secondary School Sanitation Facility in Azové,
Benin |
Designing Water treatment systems for schools in developing countries... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Harvard University |
SU831826 |
Civic Stormwater Gardens: An Ecological Solution for Cities with CSOs |
Can public accept civic storm water gardens as a means to purify runoff and reduce combined sewer overflow events in Lowell Massachussetts?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Illinois Institute of Technology |
SU831811 |
Scrap Tire Recycling: Convincing Businesses to Integrate
Inexpensive, Cutting-edge Technology to Convert Tires Into Various
Construction Materials |
Using scrap tires to make low-cost construction
material and polymer coatings... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| Ithaca College |
SU831867 |
Multi-faceted Sustainability on Ithaca College Natural
Lands |
This P3 project is developing a program for sustainable stewardship of South Hill, the natural areas south of the Ithaca College campus... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Lehigh University |
SU831820 |
Synthesis of a Polymeric Hybrid Ion Exchanger with
Recovered Iron(III) Towards the Removal of Arsenic |
Can waste iron hydroxides be used to create an ion exchanger for arsenic removal from water supplies?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
SU831821 |
Encouraging Toxic Use Reduction in Academic Laboratories |
Can research labs use less toxic chemicals?... [Read More]
|
Photos |
| Miami University - Oxford |
SU831822 |
Eco-Wall Systems: Using Recycled Material in the
Design of Commercial Interior Wall Systems for Buildings |
Can recycled paper products be used as the primary material in commercial interior wall systems?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Michigan Technological University, Southern University
and A&M College |
SU831818 |
P3 Design Project for an Interdisciplinary Team
of Graduate Students: Development of Appropriate, Sustainable Construction
Materials |
Training engineers to use sustainable construction materials... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Middlebury College |
SU831893 |
Demonstrating the Feasibility of a Biofuel: Production
and Use of Biodiesel from Waste Oil Feedstock and Bio-based Methanol
at Middlebury College |
This project focused on the production of biodiesel
from waste cooking oils and methanol derived... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology |
SU831815 |
P3 Design of a National Electronics Product Reuse
and Recycling System |
Can home electronics be recycled like
soda cans and bottles?... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| New Mexico State University |
SU831887 |
Novel Ru-Ni-S Electrode Catalyst for PEMFC |
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell” is the
most promising fuel cell technology for automotive... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| North Carolina State University |
SU831862 |
Low-cost Pheromone Traps and Insect-Resistant Varieties
of Tomatillos: Sustainable Tools to Achieve Reduction in Pesticide
Use and Diminish Damage by the Fruit-Feeding Caterpillar, Heliothis
subflexa Guenee (Noctuidae) in the State of Jalisco, Mexico |
This team is researching, developing, and deploying tools that farmers can use to sustainably manage H. subflexa, a caterpillar that can damage fruit crops, including tomatillos... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Northern Arizona University, Prescott College |
SU831865 |
A Tool for Sustainability: Measuring Outcomes with
Indicators of Ecosystem Health |
Researchers have developed a tool to assess, evaluate, and monitor rangeland health based on ecological and economic sustainability goals... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Oberlin College |
SU831897 |
Community-Scale Biodiesel: An Affordable, Renewable Resource |
Students designed and built a community-scale,
processing facility for biodiesel that minimizes the environmental
impacts of biodiesel production and makes... [Read
More]
|
Photos |
| Oberlin College, Brown University |
SU831875 |
A Visual Feedback System for Improving the Environmental Performance of Buildings and Institutions |
Researchers designed and tested a relatively low-cost system that enables easy observation and interpretation of total energy and water consumption for individual dormitory floors or an entire college campus. ...[Read More] |
Photos |
| Ohio State University - Main Campus |
SU831898 |
Design of an Anaerobic Digester and Fuel Cell System
for Energy Generation from Dairy Waste |
Researchers are designing, building, and testing
a renewable system to generate electricity. The system uses a microbiological
fuel cell... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| Ohio State University - Main Campus |
SU831816 |
Developing an integrated biomass processing plan
for Wayne and Stark Counties, Ohio |
Can biomass waste streams in Wayne and Stark Counties
be used to create new products?... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| Oregon State University |
SU831814 |
From Field to Fuel Tank: Exploring the Implementation
of Biodiesel as a Sustainable Alternative to Petroleum Diesel in
Oregon's Willamette Valley |
Can local agriculture support a change to biodiesel
fuel in the Willamette Valley?... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| Pennsylvania State University |
SU831885 |
Reduction of Use of Petroleum Energy Resources by
Conversion of Waste Cooking Oils into Diesel Fuel (Phase I) |
This P3 project advanced the development of a renewable
fuel made from used cooking oils... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| Portland State University |
SU831876 |
From Brownfields to Green Streets - A Proposal to
Develop a Multi-Agency Collaborative Decision-Making Process for
Solving Small Scale Brownfield Urban Redevelopment Issues |
Teams of students are assisting property owners with elements of small-scale brownfield redevelopment, with supporting public participation... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
SU831889 |
Design and Development of a Low Cost, Multifunction,
Regionally Appropriate Solar Oven for Developing Countries in Latin
America |
The objective of this study is to design and develop
a series of solar ovens that can be mass-produced at low cost... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
SU831888 |
Conversion of Wind Power to Hydrogen Fuel: Design
of an Alternative Energy System for an Injection Molding Facility |
Researchers explored the technical, environmental,
and financial feasibility of using wind-generated electricity... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Rutgers University |
SU831830 |
Engineered Stormwater Management for Low-Income
Urban Communities |
Can storm water management solutions be engineered for low income urban communities?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Santa Clara University |
SU831878 |
Smart Windows for Smart Buildings |
Roughly one-third of all energy consumed in the U.S. is used in the residential or commercial sector... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Tulane University of Louisiana |
SU831813 |
Improving Resource Recovery of Organic Waste to
Alleviate Environmental and Economic Problems in a Depressed Urban
Environment |
Using composting and waste-to-energy solutions
to remove organic wastes from New Orleans East... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| Tulane University of Louisiana |
SU831891 |
Renewable Energy for the RiverSphere |
Students designed a renewable energy system for
the RiverSphere, an environmental education and research center... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| University of Arizona |
SU831828 |
University of Arizona Cross-border Water Technology
Collaboration |
This project will evaluate the use of solar technology
to produce diluted, purified groundwater from a source that has
naturally high concentrations of arsenic... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| University of California - Berkeley |
SU831853 |
Smart Growth: Infill Development Along a Multilane
Transit Corridor |
This project will develop an "infill" plan for San Pablo Avenue on the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay Area... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of California - Berkeley,Rochester Institute
of Technology,University of California - Davis |
SU831825 |
UV-Tube Design Concept for Sustainable, Point-of-Use
Water Disinfection |
Can UV-tubes be used successfully in developing countries to treat drinking water at the point of use - the household tap or neighborhood well?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of California - Santa Barbara |
SU831823 |
Systems Approach to Recovery and Reuse of Organic Material Flows in Santa Barbara County to Extract Maximum Value and Eliminate Waste |
Can organic wastes be used to create new high-value products in Santa Barbara?... [Read More]
|
Photos |
| University of Cincinnati |
SU831817 |
Phosphorus Recovery from Sewage |
Can phosphorous be recovered from municipal sewage waste and used as a fertilizer additive?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Cincinnati, Miami University - Oxford |
SU831824 |
Biotemplating of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
for the Green Production of Photochemically Active Catalysts: Synthesis,
Characterization, and Photocatalytic Evaluation |
Can plants be used to produce titanium dioxide nanoparticles?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Colorado at Denver |
SU831883 |
Sustainable Energy Systems Design for a Tribal Village
in India |
The objective of this P3 project is to sustainably meet the energy needs of Trishul, a tribal village in Maharashtra, India, by using locally available materials, integrating different renewable energy systems, and designing environmentally benign, and locally appropriate, energy-storage options... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Colorado at Denver,University of Colorado
at Boulder |
SU831879 |
Beyond Green Buildings: An Integrated Holistic Design
Approach |
The Urban Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering Program at the University of Colorado at Denver is designing a Sustainable Youth Zone (SYZ) building in a disadvantaged community in Commerce City, CO... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Colorado at Denver |
SU831810 |
Waste to Value: Incorporating Industrial Symbiosis for Sustainable Infrastructure |
Using industrial wastes as raw materials in various
industrial processes... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| University of Connecticut |
SU831896 |
Pollution Reduction and Resources Saving Through
the Use of Waste Derived Gas for Fueling a High Temperature Fuel
Cell |
Fuel cells are widely recognized to be ultra-clean,
high-efficiency, energy conversion systems that can address... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| University of Maine - Machias |
SU831873 |
Fostering Sustainability: Designing a Green Science
Building at a Small Maine College |
P3 students are planning the design and construction of a new, green, science building in Maine, focusing on reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Maryland |
SU831864 |
Protecting Surface Water Quality Through Utilization
of Industrial By-Products to Reduce Nutrient Transport in Sensitive
Agriculture-Dominated Ecosystems |
This P3 project is studying whether various industrial and municipal by-products can help retain phosphorus, a fertilizer that can pollute rivers and streams, in agricultural soils... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Maryland - Baltimore County |
SU831880 |
Using An "Impervious Permit" Allowance
System To Reduce Impervious Surface Coverage for Environmental
Sustainability |
Current development dynamics and population projections suggest that further decentralized urbanization is likely to proceed into the near future, resulting in the continuing degradation of the physical environment... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst |
SU831833 |
Titanium Dioxide and Ultra-violet Light: A Sustainable
and Inexpensive Solution for Addressing Drinking Water Quality
Issues in the Developing Countries |
Can UV-A radiation and titanium dioxide be used to create an inexpensive and effective water treatment technology for removal of pathogens?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Massachusetts - Lowell,Wentworth Institute
of Technology |
SU831832 |
The Design of a Cost-Effective Titanium Dioxide
Photo-Catalyst for the Removal of Arsenic in Drinking Water |
Can an effective and cost effective treatment device be developed for arsenic in drinking water?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Massachusetts - Lowell,University of Massachusetts
- Boston |
SU831894 |
Photocrosslinked Immobilization of Polyelectrolytes
for Template Assisted Enzymatic Polymerization of Conjugated Polymers |
Growing demand in consumer electronics raises the
need for efficient, affordable, environmentally benign and biodegradable
substitutes... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| University of Miami |
SU831854 |
Healthy and Energy-Efficient Housing in Hot and
Humid Climates: A Model Design |
This project is developing an integrated approach for the design of cost-effective housing in hot, humid climates using water and energy conservation to ensure occupant health, sustainability, and reduce the impacts of building materials and the building itself on local and global environments... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
SU831870 |
AWARE@home: Profitably Integrating Conservation
into the American Home |
This P3 project developed an information gathering and reporting tool that will allow households to monitor their own resource consumption patterns in real time and on-demand, and to measure the costs and impacts of specific energy conservation actions... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
SU831855 |
Sustainable Modular Panelized System: Reinventing
the Building Industry |
This P3 team is rethinking conventional building practices and establishing a new system through which production waste can be reduced and sustainable and environmentally friendly products can be used in innovative ways... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
SU831874 |
Lowertown: A Collaborative Effort in Sustainable
Urban Redevelopment |
P3 students are designing a comprehensive master plan for the Lowertown neighborhood in Ann Arbor, Mich., an area that has been targeted ripe for urban redevelopment... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
SU831868 |
AWARE: Facilitating Informed Consumer Purchasing
Decisions through Point-of-Sale Access to Product Sustainability
Information |
This project is designing an information system through which consumers can obtain and consider relevant environmental ramifications of the goods they purchase every day... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Missouri - Rolla |
SU831829 |
Ground water remediation powered with renewable
energy |
Can renewable energy sources be used to power a ground water remediation technology... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Missouri - Rolla |
SU831852 |
Development and Modeling of Reactive Building Systems:
Climate and Illumination |
Can sensors be used to improve climate control in passive solar homes?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Nevada - Reno |
SU831899 |
Capstone Senior Design - Supramolecular Proton Exchange
Membranes for Fuel Cells |
To assume a leading role in the burgeoning hydrogen
economy, new infrastructure will be required for fuel cell manufacturing
and research and development... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
SU831831 |
Comparative Analysis of Three Sustainable Point
of Use Drinking Water Treatment Technologies for Developing Nations |
Are Point of Use water treatment technologies effective and affordable in developing countries?... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Texas at Austin |
SU831877 |
Zero Net Energy Homes Project |
P3 researchers designed, built, and tested a neighborhood of six houses with zero net energy needs... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Tulsa |
SU831866 |
Tar Creek Superfund Site Remediation: Combined Roles
for Biomass, Poultry Litter, Fly Ash and Flu Gas Desulfurization
Residues |
P3 researchers are promoting cost-effective clean-up methods to restore the value and productivity of the land at the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma... [Read More] |
Photos |
| University of Utah |
SU831892 |
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production Prototype |
Most hydrogen gas is currently produced from nonsustainable
sources by a process that emits greenhouse gas byproducts... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| University of Utah |
SU831890 |
The Wind Energy Research Program (WERP): Design
and Construction of a Wind Turbine to Facilitate Education and
Research in Sustainable Technologies |
Students are working to increase the viability of
wind energy for developing nations by simplifying wind turbine
design... [Read
More] |
Photos |
| University of Wisconsin - Green Bay |
SU831858 |
Comprehensive Plan for a Sustainable Urban Watershed |
This project is designing and publishing a comprehensive sustainability plan for the Baird Creek watershed in Green Bay, Wisconsin... [Read More] |
Photos |
| Villanova University |
SU831895 |
Accurate Building Integrated Photovoltaic System
(BIPV) Architectural Design Tool |
This project created a “user friendly” software
package that be used to accurately design and predict... [Read
More] |
Photos |
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