ENGS 89/90 Reports

Year of Graduation

2024

Project Advisor

Vikrant Vaze

Instructor

Carl Renshaw

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

The Berlin Green City Foreign Study Program (FSP) is co-hosted by the Dartmouth College German and Engineering Departments. On the FSP , students take courses including ENGS37 (Introduction to Environmental Engineering) and ENGS 45 (Sustainable Urban Systems), but the program has thus far lacked a formal curriculum and conversation around sustainable living and practices. The recommendations and deliverables in this report are intended to generate a culture of sustainability in Dartmouth students' everyday lives, at home and abroad. Our solution is two-fold: a web-based tool for students to track their carbon behavior, and a curriculum designed to educate students on sustainability. The Go Green web platform includes a comparative carbon calculator for travel, home, and food habits, a goal-setting and tracking feature, and a team page with a leaderboard and group carbon reduction targets. The 10-week curriculum focuses on a different sustainability theme each week and encourages discussion about relevant practices in Berlin and at Dartmouth. Examples of weekly focus areas include transportation, heating and cooling, water and sewage, and waste management. Our project aims to motivate sustainable behavior by providing students with a platform to track both personal and team goals, emphasizing small, tangible behavioral changes that turn into lifelong habits.

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