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https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.40559
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
2016-12
31 pages
eng
Reid, Tatiana
MacDonaldo, Ariane
Printezis, Antonios
Alberhasky, JoEllen
Department of Supply Chain Management
Department of Finance
W. P. Carey School of Business
Department of Management and Entrepreneurship
Barrett, The Honors College
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The thesis outlines five feasible technologies that can be implemented to assist Arizona State University (ASU) in its attempt to increase its water sustainability practices. After collaborating with internal contacts from ASU's Sustainability department, a plan was initiated to research, inform, and recommend the best technological solution and potential vendor for ASU. Information on the vendor is included in the analysis describing the company's history, its service offerings, and application of the technology mentioned using case studies. Potential vendors were contact by phone and additional research was conducted using the each of the company's website to gather more information such a charts and graphs. ASU's current negotiations with its main vendor, Sustainable Water, assisted in establishing benchmarks needed to be able to compare other potential vendors. Each technology was researched extensively using metrics such as energy efficiency, aesthetics, footprint, purification capacity, and odor. The team had difficulties gathering specific data due to the hesitations of companies divulging proprietary information. As much information was gathered to analyze and provide a comparison with each vendor using a ranked and weighted system. Rating the technologies took into considerations the needs of ASU, the offerings of the potential vendor, and the technological capacities and capabilities. The technologies mentioned each had distinct features differing it from one another. However, each technology also had its tradeoffs. Ultimately, it was found that the most feasible, realistic and most aesthetically pleasing solution was Sustainable Water. After careful analysis, it is recommended to continue discussions with Sustainable Water to meet the needs and goals of ASU's water sustainability initiatives.
Water Reclamation
Water
Water Reuse
Sustainability
ASU
treatment
Membrane Bioreactors
Supply Chains
Arizona State University: Water Treatment, Reclamation & Sustainability