Project Name: GREENSCAPE

Team: Leonardo Costa, Yenileivys Dominguez, Rodger Insignares, Justine Leonor, Stephen Meinholz, Christine Wipfli

Executive Summary: The aim of this design project is to explore the sustainability of a building on the Florida International University campus being enveloped in vegetation. The system’s design, installation, operation, and maintenance costs are calculated and presented in this report. The system consists of caged panels installed on the exterior of the building and incorporated with a climbing vine plant, chosen for its low water and maintenance requirements as well as its growth characteristics. The caged panels surround selected areas of the two most effective facades of the building and are in compliance with its hurricane proof necessities. The plant selected, Creeping Fig, is supported by a pump and drip irrigation system running water vertically then horizontally along the buildings exterior. The system design and installation costs are estimated to be $240,000 but has proven to result in significant long-term energy savings costs.

Project Role and Details: Site analysis to conduct volumetric, sunlight, and energy study. Design schematics

 

For the complete report, open pdf.doc here GREENSCAPE