Licenciatura en Ingeniería Ambiental: Envíos recientes
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Estrategias para la certificación del nuevo edificio de residencias estudiantiles del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica bajo el sistema LEED v4 O+M: EB
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2018)The infrastructure development is one of the most lucrative human activities around the world, nevertheless, it also represents a significant environmental impact. Buildings are associated with high rates of energy ... -
Propuesta de mejora del sistema de abastecimiento de agua potable para la comunidad indígena de Amubri del Cantón de Talamanca-Costa Rica
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2018)Costa Rica is characterized by being one of the countries with the greatest coverage of the water service in the world, by 2014 an estimated 93.4% of the Costa Rican population receives drinking water, but only 78.5% of ... -
Diagnóstico del sistema de abastecimiento de agua de consumo de Ciudad de los Niños y elaboración de una propuesta de diseño
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2018)Unimproved systems of water supply constitute a risk for the consumers health. The first step to ensure the improvement of water supply system is to guarantee that its operation is adequate En quantity, pressure and velocity ... -
Estudio del biocompuesto Ácido poliláctico-fibra de hoja de piña
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)There is an important production of pineapple in Costa Rica, approximately 40 thousand hectares, which produce 70 tons of biomass after harvesting the fruit. One of the products that can be extracted from this waste is the ... -
Análisis de potencial de aprovechamiento energético de residuos de hidrocarburos por medio de gasificación en el Plantel El Alto de RECOPE S.A.
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)As a result of the operations performed at Plantel El Alto of the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo Sociedad Anónima (RECOPE S.A.), wastes are being generated, which mostly come from hydrocarbons. Those that are present ... -
Propuesta de un sistema de gasificación de residuos de hidrocarburos para aprovechamiento energético en el Plantel El Alto de RECOPE S.A.
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)Gasification is an important process for the conversion of solid waste materials into useful gaseous products for direct firing in thermal applications and as well as raw gas for production of electricity, fuels or chemicals. ... -
Análisis de la movilidad de estudiantes y funcionarios hacia y en el campus central del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)Proper transportation planning is one of the biggest challenges that cities are facing today. In Costa Rica, the lack of transportation planning has caused a series of environmental, social and economic challenges. The ... -
Diagnóstico y diseño de un plan de mejoras del sistema de abastecimiento de agua potable de la ASADA de San Antonio de León Cortés” de San Antonio de León Cortés
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)In Costa Rica, part of the population is supplied by communal or rural aqueducts; however, many operate under vulnerable conditions. For this reason, this research was proposed in order to evaluate and design an improvement ... -
Evaluación y modelado de la aplicación de piedra pómez recubierta de hidróxido de hierro (III) como material adsorbente para sistemas de tratamiento de arsénico de pequeña escala
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)In Costa Rica, groundwater contaminated with arsenic (up to 200 μg / L) was detected in the North Pacific and Northern regions in 2008. A possible local solution for its removal is the use of pumice stone coated with iron ... -
Residuos peligrosos de la construcción en Costa Rica y sus impactos al ambiente
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)Historically the construction sector has been one of the most important contributors in the economy, since it generates many jobs during and after the work, thus creating significant income and progress for the local economy ... -
Gestión Energética en procesos de elaboración y producción como estrategia de eficiencia operativa para una planta de bebidas
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)Costa Rica's energy matrix has shown serious problems of sustainability in recent decades. While progress has been made regarding the efficient use of energy, there is still a long way to go to improve this trend (State ... -
Validación de la Guía de manejo eficiente de materiales de construcción
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)Costa Rica generates high amounts of construction waste. This country has enough legislation and tools for sustainable waste management but lacks of good mechanisms to monitor and improve construction materials management ... -
Diseño de una herramienta para la toma de decisiones en la construcción de sistemas de tratamiento de aguas residuales en urbanizaciones y condominios
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2011)El objetivo del presente trabajo fue generar una herramienta dirigida a ingenieros responsables de proyectos urbanísticos que les sirva de guía para la elección y el diseño del mejor arreglo sanitario que debe ser construido ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Proceso de coagulación-floculación de aguas residuales de sodas- comedor del Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Sede Central
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)In wastewaters of three restaurants from the Costa Rican Institute of Technology, Central Campus, high concentrations of detergents have been found, exceeding the guideline of 5 mg/L, established by the Reglamento de ... -
Evaluación de la metodología de tratamiento por adsorción con piedra pómez para un contaminante orgánico emergente en aguas residuales
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2017)In Costa Rica, atenolol, a β-blocker drug, has been identified like an organic emerging compound of high incidence in urban wastewater. Due to its continue discharge, its potential chronic effect on exposed aquatic organisms ... -
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 ... -
Evaluación de la capacidad hidráulica de la red de distribución del acueducto de San Francisco de León Cortés
(Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2016)Today, increasing demand on water supply services requires service providers to assess the hydraulic capacity in order to determine the feasibility of adopting new water services. However, this assessment requires technical ...