09/03/2019
Maryland Sustainability Engineering (MDSE)
MDSE is an organization dedicated to sustainable development locally and abroad. The Abigail D.
Maryland Sustainability Enineering is an organization dedicated to sustainable development locally and abroad. In the past, MDSE has completed on-campus bioretention projects intended to combat pollution in the Anacostia watershed. MDSE just completed a project to install a 1.5kW Solar array on the roof of a school in Sierra Leone. Butscher Primary School is located in Calaba Town, which is locate
09/03/2019
08/15/2019
Sierra Leone team has arrived! Today was their second day at the school. Everyone was very excited to meet and they’ve gotten a lot done. So far, the team has replaced the UV filter battery, primary school inverter, and began teaching the teachers how to use the laptops. Everything’s going well without a hitch!
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04/03/2019
Here is our Installation Trip video from Summer 2018 to Calaba Town, Sierra Leone!
Calaba Town, Sierra Leone- Summer 2018 UMD EWB/MDSE Installation trip Summer 2018 for MDSE to Calaba Town, Sierra Leone. During the trip a solar system was installed to provide light for an elementary school. ...
12/08/2018
The Local Team surveyed on Friday at Lewisdale Elementary School for their stormwater management project!
11/30/2018
Despite the cold, the Local Team has made great progress on the mock build of their insect hotel, continuing to get comfortable with tools. They will hopefully be installing next week!
10/05/2018
Check out this awesome article about us, which you may have already seen around from the Clark School or Maryland Today!
Interested in joining Engineers Without Borders or Maryland Sustainability Engineering? Read more about their operations and visit their websites for information about their weekly project meetings. go.umd.edu/EWB-MDSE
REMINDER:
Due to delay of First Look Fair, MDSE recruitment events have been postponed a week.
First Look Fair: 9/20/18 10:00AM-6:00PM (we have stickers!!)
General Body Meeting: Monday 9/24/18 7:00-8:00PM CHM1407
New Member Orientations: Tuesday 9/25/18 or Wednesday 9/26/18 7:00-8:00PM KEB1200
09/13/2018
Our Local team visited the Lewisdale site!
Shown is Colin, our Local PL, in a hallway that floods when it rains. They also scoped out an old rain garden in a courtyard that they may work on.
08/28/2018
MDSE Provides Electricity for Yabucoa Elder Care Center in Puerto Rico
In June, members of MDSE from the University of Maryland joined with non-profit Global Solace and traveled to Puerto Rico to provide electricity to the Yabucoa Elder Care Center (nursing home) by installing a solar photo-voltaic system as well as emergency backup electricity to the center for future storm-related emergencies.
Engineers Without Borders Provides Electricity for Yabucoa Elder Care Center in Puerto Rico The team installed a solar photo-voltaic system as well as emergency backup electricity to the center for future storm-related emergencies.
06/29/2018
Here are some pics from our Puerto Rico trip!
06/07/2018
Check out these solar panels that our Sierra Leone team just installed!
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