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Evaluación de la oferta y demanda del recurso hídrico - propuesta de mejoras para el sistema de acueducto de San Isidro de El Guarco, Cartago, Costa Rica
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)
The Aqueduct Administration Association (ASADA, according to initials in Spanish) in San Isidro, El Guarco, has shown problems with the administration, operation and maintenance of the aqueduct, which have not allowed it ...
Evaluación físico-química, biológica e hidrodinámica del funcionamiento de sistemas de tratamiento prefabricados para el tratamiento de aguas residuales domiciliarias
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)
In Costa Rica, 70,9% of the population uses septic tank as a system of individual treatment
for domestic wastewater; This percentage represents approximately 800 000 Costa Rican
households. (FOCARD-APS, 2013). However, ...
Análisis del Ciclo de Vida del proceso de recuperación de un panel fotovoltaico de silicio policristalino en Costa Rica
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)
Within the last years, solar photovoltaic industry has grown considerably and currently Costa Rica
does not have a waste management plan for photovoltaic panels. For this reason, the environmental
profile of recovering ...
Trazabilidad de la Varilla de Acero para Construcción #3 como base para la elaboración de la Declaratoria Ambiental del Producto en ArcelorMittal Costa Rica
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)
The construction industry aims to transform raw materials into semi-finished or finished products. Within this is the steel industry to which major environmental impacts are attributed due to the intensity of use of resources ...
Evaluación del Desempeño Ambiental del Edificio de Residencias Estudiantiles del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica en las Etapas de Producción de Materias Primas, Construcción y Ocupación
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)
The Life Cycle Assessment is a useful methodology to quantify the environmental impacts of processes, products and services. In this case, it was used to determine the environmental performance of the student residences ...
Diseño del sistema de gestión para demostrar la carbono neutralidad del Centro de Acopio la Sylvia
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)
The climate change that the planet has suffered generates serious consequences for the environment, society and economy; that is why companies must control and reduce their emissions. As a contribution to the solution of ...
Diagnóstico y propuesta de mejoras de la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de la Municipalidad de La Unión, en la comunidad de Monserrat en Concepción, Cartago
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)
Urbanization causes a high impact on water resources due to the large volumes of
contaminated water that must be treated. Wastewater treatment is a major challenge for
Costa Rica, where coverage of sewerage with adequate ...
Desarrollo de una herramienta de modelado con tiempo en alta resolución para simular la demanda energética y la producción de energía fotovoltaica in situ: Aplicaciones en Costa Rica.
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)
Nowadays strategies towards more energy-efficient systems imply the integration and
application of urban energy analysis tools, in order to support the sustainable energy
systems. In intermittent solar power systems, the ...
Diagnóstico de los requerimientos para la carga ventral en los camiones cisterna de producto limpio y modelación de las emisiones fugitivas generadas en el patio de carga del plantel RECOPE El Alto
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)
Nowadays Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) generated in the load of tank trucks in the Refinería Costarricense de Petróleo (RECOPE) are released into the atmosphere without pretreatment causing concerns about the harmful ...
Inventario de Gases de Efecto Invernadero del Centro de Servicio de Recursos Geotérmicos, Guanacaste
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)
Global warming is an effect caused by the increasing of concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere. Costa Rica is an example to the world on environmental protection, this is why the country was proposed ...