Green+Roof+Data+and+Performance+2014

=Green Roof Data and Performance 2014 = __Group Members:__ Brynna Barbour (bebarbou@uvm.edu) Molly Condron (mcondron@uvm.edu) Jack Ehrenkranz (jehrenkr@uvm.edu) Jordyn Geller (jgeller2@uvm.edu) Alicja Smolak (asmolak1@uvm.edu) Zachary Walker (zwalker@uvm.edu) Sarah Shaffer (svshaffe@uvm.edu)

__Faculty Mentors:__ Carl Waite (cwaite@uvm.edu) Gary Hawley (ghawley@uvm.edu)

__Group Meetings:__ Wednesday 5:00 PM Aiken (class) Monday 5:10 Aiken (group meeting)

__Goals__
 * To gain a full understanding of how green roofs work and the benefits they provide, and educate the university about the benefits of green roofs on other buildings around campus.
 * To analyze all data about the green roof of the Aiken Center, and have a full understanding of what it tells us.
 * To determine which watersheds on the green roof provide more water to the building (and to understand the differences in the water quality from each watershed, and to determine which treatments of the watersheds give the "highest quality" water runoff). To determine which watersheds sequester and absorb more water and nutrients.
 * To review (and correct) accuracy of tipping buckets and soil moisture data.
 * Research the benefits and possibilities of having video cameras on the green roof.

__Zach's Goals__
 * Learn to analyze large amount of data and make sense of what it means to the task on hand
 * Be able to observe the benefits of a green roof in an involved way

__Brynna's Goals__
 * Be able to clearly inform myself and others on the basic systems of a green roof, similar to that of the one on Aiken.
 * To further research the benefits of green roofs and determine potential locations around Burlington and possibly the Northeast of which could become practical homes for future green roofs.
 * To analyze extensive excel data and compile that into appropriate graphs in order to better understand what the data is displaying.

__Jack's Goals__
 * To learn about experimental design and what kind of measures have to be taken so that there is no doubt about the accuracy of the data
 * To gain the skills necessary for analyzing large amounts of data

__ Jordyn’s Goals __ __Sarah's Goals__ __Molly's Goal__
 * To be able to condense large amounts of data and display that information in a more user friendly way by the use of tables or graphs.
 * Be able to analyze the graphs in order to determine which watersheds on the green roof provide more water to the building, and to understand the differences in the water quality from each watershed.
 * To correct accuracy of the tipping buckets and soil moisture data.
 * Analyze green roof temperature and meteorological data for statistical significance
 * Research video cameras that could be placed on the green roof and live stream to screens within Aiken for the enjoyment of visitors who can not access the roof
 * Research and learn about the extensive benefits of green roofs and the gain the scientific skills necessary to work with green roofs more extensively in the future
 * To gain knowledge about what the ideal water quality to be put back into the EcoMachine.

__Alicja's Goals:__
 * Gain a better understanding of the benefits of green roofs
 * Learn more about green roofs in surrounding areas, such as Burlington International Airport and Heritage Flight in order to determine potential locations around Burlington.

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__Materials for Zinc Test__
 * Something to sub as a grate when we remove the metal one
 * Long plastic containers to collect water for railing experiment
 * Water to simulate rain acidity
 * Water Sprayer

Green Roof Newsletter

__Notes From Monday (2/3/14) Meeting__

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