Penn State Green Roof

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.

Penn state green roof.

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. Back at penn state beattie an associate professor of ornamental horticulture began to look into the idea. Retention occurs primarily in the summer months from may through september when as much as 100 of the rain can be retained. In such all new buildings will utilize green technologies and many will have green roofs.

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. And last a green roof could lessen the heating and cooling costs of the hotel lobby down below. Forest resources building student health center dickinson law school and the root cellar behind tyson building. It s not a new idea.

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. Green roofs are unique in that they have the ability to capture and retain a volume depth of rain from each rainstorm. Root cellar has 4 5000 f t student heath center 12 500 ft and dickinson school of law 22 000 ft. Forest resources building has 4 700 ft of green roof.

Lengthening roof membrane life. 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. 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.

Speaking of green roofs on campus are four large scale green roofs in penn state. 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. Penn state is committed to developing and sustaining a green campus. On an annual basis a 3 5 4 deep sedum green roof in central pennsylvania can retain approximately 50 60 of the annual rainfall.

Green roof media testing penn state college of agricultural sciences. Says beattie in scandinavia and the british isles it s rooted in history.