Penn State Green Roof Research

Back at penn state beattie an associate professor of ornamental horticulture began to look into the idea.

Penn state green roof research. Penn state center for green roof research. It s not a new idea. Intensive green roof system. Says beattie in scandinavia and the british isles it s rooted in history.

We provide face to face and online education to our customers when where and how they want it to address problems and advance opportunities. Three colonies have just been moved from the apiary to their new home. David beattie associate professor of ornamental horticulture and director center for green roof research the current center director is dr. Some of the cutting edge research performed in the penn state center has included.

And last a green roof could lessen the heating and cooling costs of the hotel lobby down below. Insulates the building a dark heat absorbing roof surface increases demands on mechanical systems making it more difficult to adequately cool a building whereas a green roof reduces the temperature of the roof and therefore the building itself. Green roof site with growing medium greater than 6 inch depth. In such all new buildings will utilize green technologies and many will have green roofs.

Research universities and is one of only three institutions in the nation accorded land grant sea grant sun grant and space grant status. 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. Their major drawback is the initial cost. Penn state is committed to developing and sustaining a green campus.

As part of a top research institution penn state extension delivers science based information to citizens. A typical extensive green roof of 3 5 inches depth will reduce the volume of runoff by about 55 in central pennsylvania and attenuate the peak runoff rates to the level of the pre development land use. Reducing air conditioning costs. Lengthening roof membrane life.

Bees buzz in the cool morning air on the green roof of the huck institutes of the life sciences millennium science complex on penn state s university park campus. More information about green roofs and the center for green roof research at penn state. And providing an aesthetically pleasing roof. With 968 million in annual research expenditures penn state ranks among the top 25 u s.

Formerly led by dr. Center for green roof research the center the only location in north america with small test green roofs on replicated buildings characterizes and quantifies the performance of green roofs and promotes their discoveries through education and outreach.