Haley
Center Green Roof |
The newly
installed Haley Center Green Roof (photo Vicky
Santos)
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Links
to stories about the Haley Green Roof
"AU
students design enviro-friendly roof for Haley Center"
- Opelika Auburn News
"Campus
landmark shows off ‘Green Roof’" - The
Auburn Plainsman
"Challenge
from AU's Liberal Arts Dean results in green roof project"
- Auburn E-Commons
"Haley
roof gets touch of green" - AU Report
College
of Liberal Arts Spotlight |
Benefits
of a Green Roof:
- Saves
energy by insulating against heat and cold
- Reduces
“heat island” effect created by roof heat
- Reduces
impact of storm water runoff
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Links
to additional general information about Green Roofs
About
Green Roofs from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Green
Grids, the system used on the Haley Center Green Roof
Atlanta
City Hall Green Roof
|
Students
from the Spring 2006 Auburn Sustainability Action Project
(ASAP). The green roof was one of the projects conceived,
designed, and created by students in the class.
ASAP students
filling grids with planting medium
Newly
planted grids being cared for at the Auburn Department of
Horticulture greenhouse facility at the beginning of summer
2006.
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| Native
Plant List for AU Green Roof |
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| Southern
Prairie aster |
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| ‘Jane
Bath’ Aromatic aster |
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| Large
flowered coreopsis |
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| Prairie
Coneflower |
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| ‘Common
Purple’ Garden Phlox |
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|
Prairie Phlox |
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|
clumping obedient plant |
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| Black-eyed
Susan |
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|
White Goldenrod, GA |
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| ‘Peachie’s
Pink’ |
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| Hairy
awn muhly grass, GA |
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| Sweetgrass |
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