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Chapter: Renssaler Polytechnical Institute (RPI)

Primary Contact(s): Isabella Legovich

Primary Contact(s) email(s): eswrpi.president@gmail.com

Project Status: In-progress

Project Start: 2019

Project Type: Energy (Solar/Wind), Water

Spatial Scope: International

Majors Represented: Civil/Structural, Environmental, Mechanical

Years Represented: 1st Year Undergrad, 2nd Year Undergrad, 3rd Year Undergrad, 4th Year Undergrad

Estimated Project Cost: 6000

Collaborators: Provided volunteers

Community Partners: Yucatan Outreach Ministry

Project Description & Impact:

The solar cistern pump group focuses on how we will be using solar panels in order to power the flushing system of the toilets in the community center. The adobe bathrooms group focuses on the logistics of the bathroom itself and how to create a bathroom using sustainable materials. The wastewater system group focuses on how to get waste from the toilets away from the community center and dealing with it in a way that won’t harm the community. All of the teams are currently working on the logistics of each system which includes understanding how it works, how to build it, and how much it will cost.

ESW-RPI has been working with the village of Ek’ Balam in Yucatan, Mexico in order to create a community center for their people. Currently the project is split into three subprojects all working on unique parts of the community centers system. The names of the three subprojects are solar cistern pump, wastewater system, and adobe bathrooms.

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