Two teams from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) tied for the top spot for a faculty-wide sustainability prize for projects displayed during the recent Capstone Design symposia.
The GreenStem Group, made up of graduating students from the architectural engineering program, and YESA Consulting, representing the environmental engineering program, shared the Sustainable Development Capstone Design Award.
Andy Zhao (left to right), Sarah Paul, Ellie Kim and Yiming Li of YESA Consulting.
More than a dozen teams, the winners for individual programs at Waterloo Engineering, were in the running for the award, which recognizes projects that address United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
GreenStem is made up of architectural engineering teammates Ayden Ryan, Jill Martin, Mackenzie Lebrun and Maria Stakheiko.
Its project involved a proposal for the site of a former bus terminal in downtown Kitchener that would include affordable, market and accessible housing in two multi-use podium towers.
YESA is comprised of teammates Yiming Li, Ellie Kim, Sarah Paul and Andy Zhao. The technical advisor was Dr. Wayne Parker.
Its project focused on a citric acid manufacturing facility that treats its high-strength wastewater stream with an energy-intensive process. An upgrade of the treatment plant would recover valuable bioresources including biofuels and bioplastics.
During the annual showcase, about 1,500 final-year students from 14 programs presented more than 300 projects they had spent months designing and building.
Maria Stakheiko (left to right), Ayden Ryan, Mackenzie Lebrun and Jill Martin of The GreenStem Group.
