Design of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) for Rooftop Applications
2025-2026: In collaboration with 99P Labs at Honda Research Institute (HRI), this student team explored rooftop-applicable vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) as an emergent technology for urban renewable energy generation. While VAWTs are well-suited for low-speed, turbulent, and multidirectional wind…
Design of Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Integration in a Smith College Building
2025-2026: In collaboration with MicroEra Power, this student team designed the integration of thermal energy storage (TES) technology and heat pumps for a Smith College building in Northampton, MA, to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency. MicroEra Power’s TES…
Culvert Analysis and Replacement Design for Cobble Mountain Road
2025-2026: In collaboration with the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission (SWSC), this student team assessed 49 culverts along Cobble Mountain Road in Granville, Russell, and Blandford, MA. Using that assessment, the team created a prioritized list of culverts for replacement…
Design of a Connection Selection Tool for Mass Timber Construction
2025-2026: In collaboration with Thornton Tomasetti, this student team developed a tool to automate the selection of timber connectors. Selecting connections for mass timber projects is currently a long and tedious process because manufacturer catalogs present allowable load tables, geometry…