Green Roof Penn State

Penn state is committed to developing and sustaining a green campus.

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Green roofs are unique in that they have the ability to capture and retain a volume depth of rain from each rainstorm. Green roof sites with growing medium less than 6 inch depth. The horticulture greenhouses include facilities for plant growth and a weighing lysimeter system that allows precise measurements of water loss from green roof media and plants. In such all new buildings will utilize green technologies and many will have green roofs.

Green roof media testing penn state college of agricultural sciences. As part of a top research institution penn state extension delivers science based information to citizens. Green roofs are increasing in popularity in the us because of the benefits they provide over traditional roofs such as reducing stormwater runoff and improving runoff quality. On campus the root cellar has a 4 500 square feet roof that is used for monitoring runoff and evaluating green roof plants and the forest resources building has a 4 700 square feet demonstration and display roof.

Faculty and students working on green roofs at penn state make use of many facilities on and off campus. Green roofs on campus. Research at penn state has shown that green roofs provide considerable reduction in the volume of stormwater leaving a developed site and they reduce the peak rates of runoff. Lengthening roof membrane life.

The office of the physical plant has been proactive in applying our research and promoting green roof technologies as one solution to storm water management issues on our campus. And providing an aesthetically pleasing roof. The hub s green roof a gift from the class of 2014 and constructed as part of the hub robeson center addition and renovation project the hub green roof opened in summer 2016 as a space for penn staters to relax and enjoy nature from the center of campus. Reducing air conditioning costs.

The first green roof technologies class in the nation was also created at penn state in 2005 and is taught every spring semester with students from many disciplines participating. The greenroof plants were planted in september 2001 but the penn state green roof research center was finalized in the summer of 2002 and now offers graduate and undergraduate students many learning opportunities. Extensive green roof systems.