[Sciintern] Campus Sustainability UROP - Green Roofs

[Deborah Liverman]

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A UROP Investigating the Feasibility and Impacts of Green Roofs - Summer
2008

This UROP will create a new resource on campus for MIT Operations staff seeking information on green roofs and their possible applications on campus.  A green roof consists of vegetation planted on a roof of a building which is generally implemented to enhance energy conservation, stormwater management, or building aesthetics.

Possible tasks are listed below.  Supervisors are happy to work with a student to customize the project to suit his or her interests.

*	Collect current literature, data and other resources on green roofs
into an indexed, easy-to-use resource for Operations staff.
*	Summarize and analyze current literature for conclusions on the
impacts of green roofs.
*	Create a framework process and tools, if possible, for analyzing a
proposed or existing building at MIT for green roof potential.
*	Draft a possible protocol for a pilot experiment of green roofs at
MIT.  Investigate possible existing sites on the MIT campus for the pilot and investigate the resources needed to implement such a project.


Prerequisites: An interest in architecture and natural systems.  A background in either of these areas is useful but not necessary.  Student should be ready to work independently.  This position is equivalent to a part-time summer UROP, scheduling of hours is flexible.


This UROP is funded through the Campus Sustainability UROP Program.  CS UROPs work with both a faculty supervisor and an operations advisor who is involved in campus facilities.  For more information, go to http://lfee.mit.edu/urops and go to the Campus Sustainability UROPs section.
This UROP can also be taken for credit.
 

Contact:  If interested, please send a resume and a 1-2 sentence statement of interest to Beth Conlin, bconlin at mit.edu.

 

 

Beth Conlin

Education Coordinator & Student Liaison

MIT Energy Initiative

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

E40-481, 1 Amherst St.

Cambridge, MA 02139

617-452-3199

bconlin at mit.edu

 

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