CO2 Emissions Website

Inspiration

We both do not have experience with hackathons, so the main criteria considered was how we could create a project relevant to everyday life, and the first thing that came to mind was the Blacksburg transit system.

What it does

Our project calculates the amount of carbon produced based on data regarding the type of transportation, the distance traveled in miles, and the average amount of carbon produced based on the selected type of transportation. The main types of transportation being considered are walking, natural gas cars, electric cars, and airplanes.

How we built it

We built this program with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. HTML and CSS created the appearance of the website, and JavaScript held the variables and conducted variables based on the inputted data.

Challenges we ran into

This project was a semi-last-minute decision, so we had a lot of work to catch up on. We also were not very familiar with JavaScript, so there were some instances where we were stuck because we did not know the correct functions to use.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We were able to complete our first hackathon project with the knowledge we had about HTML and CSS. We were also able to learn a good amount of JavaScript in 7 hours.

What we learned

We learned how to program with JavaScript and how to generate a website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

What's next for CO2 Emissions

If possible, we hope to link the website with Google Maps so that it can calculate the predicted carbon footprint based on the miles for the trip instead of manually inputting data.