Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS)

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The Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) is administered by the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). It is a campus-wide initiative that harnesses the expertise of UMD faculty and the energy and ingenuity of UMD students to help Maryland communities become more environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable. PALS is designed to provide innovative, low-cost assistance to local governments while creating real-world problem-solving experiences for University of Maryland graduate and undergraduate students.

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    Prince George’s County Park Facility Energy Data Analysis
    (Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), 2022) Cathcart, Dylan; Solomon, Dagwami; Lou, Iskander; Kim, Do; Yin, Zhaojie; Gruga, Thitna; Rainsford, TJ
    The PG Parks and Recreation department is responsible for operating and maintaining facilities at local and regional parks providing recreational services and programs. Providing recreational services requires capital investments into building facilities and maintaining parks throughout the Prince George’s County area resulting in the use of vast amounts of energy and resources to accomplish these goals. It is our job to help the department manage its expenditures and energy usage while still enabling them to fulfill their mission and commitment to the County. We will accomplish this by analyzing their energy dataset and providing information driven guidance on the future sustainability of facilities.
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    Youth Sports Field Assessment
    (Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), 2022) Hofmeister, Mason; Maynor, Jarrett; Miller, Matthew; O’Connor, Payton; Wilcom, Brett; Rinehart, Geoff
    This project provided an opportunity to measure and quantify important field parameters related to characteristics of athletic field safety.
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    Garrett Park Arboretum Workflow Management
    (Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), 2021) Abdulmalek, Aliyah; Hough, Michael; Hurtado, Marzena; Mulugeta, Nur; Shaikh, Samrah; Rainsford, TJ
    In Fall of 2021, our team of five University of Maryland students enrolled in the Capstone Project course (INST490) led by Prof. TJ Rainsford, embarked on the consultancy assignment for the Town of Garrett Park. The focus of the project was the Town’s arboretum workflow management. The project proposal and requirements were determined under the patronage of the Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), the UMD’s campus-wide initiative to engage faculty and students in projects that help partnering jurisdictions address their real-world challenges (UMD NCSG, n.d.). After a comprehensive analysis of services and information needs related to arboretum management, we have researched and identified actionable insights and technology solutions that, as we believe, could bring significant improvements to the current workflow. The following report is a summation of our findings.