Browsing Campus as a Living Laboratory Archive by Issue Date

Reducing Commuter Emissions at Ohio State University

Bleim, Jason; Kohler, Alex; Snider, Jon; Wilson, Austin ( 2020-05 )

The Ohio State University (OSU) has an estimated average of 60,000 students, faculty, and staff that commute in a personal vehicle on weekdays during the two primary academic semesters. To reduce the environmental footprint ...

Telecommuting: Smarter Workplaces

Barbuto, Alyssa; Gilliland, Alyssa; Peebles, Rilee; Rossi, Nicholas; Shrout, Turner ( 2020-05 )

Our team collaborated with Smart Columbus to evaluate the potential of telecommuting to be permanently integrated into the workplace. Telecommuting is defined as an arrangement between employee and employer wherein the ...

Bike Path Valuation Methodology: An Approach to Secure Funding

Hendrickson, Emma; Honeyman, Cole; Potter, Brianna; Wilkes, Juergen ( 2020-05 )

The goal of this project is to identify the value bike paths provide to local communities. This value is described within the report in four different categories, economic, health, environment, and equity. This project ...

Alternative Materials Recycling in the City of Bexley, Ohio

Amstutz, Allyson; Orsini, Alexandra; Prokup, Andrea; Sheehan, Jack; Swift, Rebecca ( 2020-05 )

Spring 2020 EEDS Capstone project assessing the possibility of implementing the recycling of conventionally non-recyclable materials in the Columbus suburb of Bexley, Ohio.

OSU Green Build Standards

Gabel, Sarah; Barlow, Sierra; Byers, Ashley; Gamble, Chloee; Sullivan, Danny ( 2020-05 )

The goal of this project is to make recommendations to The Ohio State University on a new green building standard. From our research outlined in this report, we have compiled a set of key standards to allow for Ohio State ...

Prime Locations for Nine Megawatts of Solar Energy on Ohio State's Main Campus

Landow, William; Gajewski, Steve; Padzensky, Miles; Ross, Regan; McIntyre, Eric ( 2020-05 )

This Project was part of the 2020 senior Spring Capstone course. The was to work with the university in order to find suitable locations for 10 megawatts worth of solar arrays.

Sustainability Education and Learning Committee Web Portal

Augenstein, Emily; Georgalas, Natalie; Grossman, Sarah; Hussey, Ursula; Krisby, Megan ( 2020-05 )

This project was completed for The Sustainability Education and Learning Committee (SELC) of OSU's Sustainability Institute to provide insight and student perspective on the best way to design an interactive web portal ...

Identifying Barriers to Linden Energy Saving Programs

Griffin, Matthew; Mitchell, Stephanie; Gibson, Jessie; Cullinan, Patrick; Williams, Morgan ( 2019-05 )

The goal of our project was to provide focus to the Community Energy Savers (CES) program being administered through AEP Ohio and Columbia Gas by identifying barriers to resident participation in the program. The CES program ...

Identifying Best Practices for Management of Electric Scooters

Hall, Juliet; Byrnes, Evan; McMahon, Chris; Pontius, Dana; Watts, Josh ( 2019-05 )

The purpose of this project was to conduct an analysis of the usage of rentable electric scooters (eScooters) and to identify any potential areas of safety concern regarding the usage of the eScooters within the City of ...

Electric Vehicle Adoption Among Uber and Lyft Drivers

Humphrey, Jacob; Provencher, Dominique; Gasior, Nick; Baugher, Matt; Watroba, Jacob ( 2019-05 )

In partnership with Smart Columbus and The Ohio State University, the purpose of our research is to perform a statistical analysis of data regarding the possibility of ride-hailing platform drivers purchasing electric ...

Mobility Equity Analysis of Electric Scooters in Linden, Columbus

Whiteman, Elizabeth; Van Blarcum, Miles; Nowacki, Riley; Master, Michaela; Richards, Sam ( 2019-05 )

Since their introduction to Columbus in July of 2018, dockless electric Lime scooters have revolutionized individual travel. Their adoption in the Linden Community has been limited, however, compared to the neighboring ...

City of Columbus Electric Vehicle Fleet Adoption Analysis

Newman, Ian; Gilroy, Megan; Jones, Emily; Bessignano, Drew; Wilkinson, Melissa ( 2019-05 )

The city of Columbus has significantly invested in analyzing the future of sustainable mobility through the Smart City grant that the city received in 2016. This project served as the undergraduate capstone project for ...

Potential for Municipal Procurement Of Renewable Energy Via Virtual Power Purchase Agreements

Hahn, Vincent; Cardinal, Jake; Brizes, McKenzie; Jacoby, Nathan; Sieniawski, Brandon ( 2019-05 )

This report details the findings of a group of students from The OhioState University related to a project conducted with the intent of analyzing the viability of municipal procurement of renewable energy via virtual power ...

Impact of Docked Bikes in Columbus, Ohio

Smith, Joshua; Siegfried, Parker; Gray, Grant; Nawn, Vanessa ( 2019-05 )

Our team of Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability (EEDS) students at The Ohio State University were tasked with analyzing the current state of bike sharing in Columbus, Ohio. This project is important for ...

Identifying Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Characteristics and Incentives for EV Adoption by Yellow Cab Columbus

Scott, Casey; Busco, Giovanna; Hampshire, Jordan ( 2018-05 )

This report seeks to assist SMART Columbus with its goal of increasing the use of electric vehicles (EV) among transportation service providers in Columbus by survey of Yellow Cab Columbus taxi drivers. This report suggests ...