Scientific Research Projects

Our sensors capture data on particulate matter that will help us analyze how green infrastructure affects air quality.

Green roofs lower temperatures of the roof and air while shading by plants reduces exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

The roof was designed to help us measure just how much water is absorbed and released by the green roof.

Researchers are studying differences in carbon sequestration on the green roof in comparison to a natural prairie.

Microbes - bacteria, archaea, protists, and fungi - promote healthy soil and plants on the green roof.

The green roof was seeded with perennial meadow plants that can survive our local climate and support other native species.

Plants on a green roof offer habitat and food for a variety of living organisms, including pollinators and other arthropods.

Bat houses were installed on the green roof and other locations around campus to help support endangered bat populations.

Green Roofs provide habitat for birds. Goldfinches are the most common birds visiting the Schoonover Green Roof.