Penn State Green Roof

Green roof media testing penn state college of agricultural sciences.

Penn state green roof.

On an annual basis a 3 5 4 deep sedum green roof in central pennsylvania can retain approximately 50 60 of the annual rainfall. It s not a new idea. And last a green roof could lessen the heating and cooling costs of the hotel lobby down below. In the cool season months less water is retained 20 30 on average figure 1.

Speaking of green roofs on campus are four large scale green roofs in penn state. Penn state is committed to developing and sustaining a green campus. And providing an aesthetically pleasing roof. 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.

Forest resources building has 4 700 ft of green roof. The penn state center for green roof research in no way warrants expressed or implied the products tested only that the test was conducted as reported and the results of the test were as stated in the final report. Retention occurs primarily in the summer months from may through september when as much as 100 of the rain can be retained. 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.

Green roofs are unique in that they have the ability to capture and retain a volume depth of rain from each rainstorm. Forest resources building student health center dickinson law school and the root cellar behind tyson building. Lengthening roof membrane life. Root cellar has 4 5000 f t student heath center 12 500 ft and dickinson school of law 22 000 ft.

Horticulture hort 497b was the first green roof technologies class in the nation created at penn state in 2005 and is taught every spring semester with students from many disciplines participating. 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. Green roofs on campus. Says beattie in scandinavia and the british isles it s rooted in history.

Reducing air conditioning costs. In such all new buildings will utilize green technologies and many will have green roofs.