Solar Decathlon 2018 and donated green roof for CAP 4th floor patio – temporary installation
Faculty and green roof expert Leila Tolderlund, Assistant Professor (CTT) and Associate Chair of Landscape Architecture provided green roof guidance to the Solar Decathlon 2018 winning team. The Swizz team took first place overall by designing, building, and operating the house that best blended smart energy production with innovation, market potential, and energy and water efficiency.
Here is a video about this project;
Denver Solar Decathlon was sponsored by: https://www.solardecathlon.gov/2017/sponsors.html
When:
October 2017
Where:
Solar Decathlon 2018: Denver, CO
Who:
Background:
Master of Landscape Architecture students and Leila Tolderlund, Assistant Professor (CTT) and Associate Chair of Landscape Architecture in front of the winning 2017 Swiss Team house at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon in Denver on October 16. They volunteered and helped disassemble and transport the green roof trays (350+) from the house destined for our CU Building fourth floor green roof, and helped set up the temporary installation.
Pictured (disassembly operation at Solar Decathlon with blue crane in the background), from left to right: Kathryn Landers, Troy Britt, Leah Bryant, Jana Raines, Jake Seymour, Nick Patin and Leila Tolderlund (image credit: Leila Tolderlund)
Before and after image: (photo credit: Leila Tolderlund (before) and Areti Athanasopoulos (after)
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