Development of a wastewater module as a sustainable evaluation tool

开发废水模块作为可持续评估工具

• 批准号: 411679-2010
• 负责人: Mulligan, Catherine
• 金额: $ 1.81万
• 依托单位: Concordia University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=473069
• 关键词: Development; wastewater; module; sustainable; evaluation

As organizations struggle to incorporate a triple-bottom-line approach - the economic, social and environmental dimensions of a decision - a Canadian-developed tool named GoldSET© (Golder Sustainability Evaluation Tool) has emerged as a leading solution. It is a sustainability decision support tool for engineering projects created by Golder Associates. The objective of this project is to develop a wastewater sustainable-development module based upon Golder Associate's GoldSET© framework. In 2010, Golder developed a beta Wastewater module in order to explore how sustainability can be accounted for in wastewater and stormwater management. Golder Associates (Golder) will work in a research partnership with Concordia University to develop a definitive wastewater treatment (WT) module to be integrated in GoldSET©. The proposed GoldSET©-WT will be designed to streamline the evaluation process of wastewater treatment technologies. The current list of indicators is incomplete when describing most wastewater projects in detail. Thus, it is in this area the partnership is to be focused. Development of the wastewater module will significantly expand the sustainability consulting service that Golder Associates can deliver within an existing core business unit (wastewater engineering). In addition, many of Golder's existing sustainability service clients have already indicated interest in additional wastewater sustainability services. Through this partnership, this project will help find and implement sustainable and effective solutions in wastewater treatments that will benefit the local communities and on a broader perspective; the nation's economy and productivity as a whole. The application of the tool is starting to get momentum in the Canadian industry as seen by the adoption of customized versions of the GoldSET© application developed for leading North American public and private companies to help them in their remediation operation management across Canada.

随着组织努力整合三重底线方法-决策的经济，社会和环境方面-一个名为GoldSET©（Golder可持续发展评估工具）的工具已经成为一个领先的解决方案。它是由Golder Associates创建的工程项目的可持续性决策支持工具。本项目的目标是基于Golder Associates的GoldSET©框架开发一个废水可持续发展模块。 2010年，Golder开发了一个测试版废水模块，以探索如何在废水和雨水管理中实现可持续性。Golder Associates（Golder）将与Concordia大学合作研究，开发一个集成在GoldSET©中的最终废水处理（WT）模块。拟议的GoldSET©-WT将被设计用于简化废水处理技术的评估过程。在详细描述大多数废水项目时，目前的指标清单是不完整的。因此，伙伴关系的重点是这一领域。废水模块的开发将大大扩展Golder Associates在现有核心业务部门（废水工程）内提供的可持续发展咨询服务。此外，高得现有的许多可持续发展服务客户已经表示对额外的废水可持续发展服务感兴趣。通过这种伙伴关系，该项目将有助于找到和实施可持续和有效的废水处理解决方案，这将有利于当地社区和更广泛的角度;国家的经济和生产力作为一个整体。该工具的应用开始在加拿大业界获得势头，这表现在采用了为北美主要公共和私营公司开发的GoldSET©应用程序的定制版本，以帮助它们在加拿大各地进行补救业务管理。