Mathematics
Energy Usage
College of Wooster Energy Usage Tracking
Student Researchers: Micah Caunter and Michael Janning
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Denise Byrnes (Computer Science) and Dr. Matt Mariola (Environmental Studies)
This project creates a website that provides access to information about the College's various forms of energy consumption: electricity, water, and gas. The website allows an administrative user to analyze the college's energy efficiency in these three areas on a building-by-building basis. The analysis can be used to improve the energy distribution on campus, conserve resources and save money. There are two components to the website: a public and a private section. The public area provides an interactive map of campus that can be used to pull recent energy usage history for campus buildings. There is also functionality to compare two buildings at the same time. The private section allows for administrative users to pull data from the website database in either report form or tabular form. The website is also maintained through the private section by uploading the most recent usage data from energy providers.