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EPA's Campus RainWorks Design Challenge
The EPA’s Campus Rainworks Challenge of 2014 beckoned students across the United States to “design an innovative green infrastructure project for their specific campus that effectively manages stormwater, while having a positive impact on the campus community and the environment.” The schematic and detailed plans are shown above, while the specific design elements are displayed below.
The residential area of Trinity on UVM’s campus was the focal point of this design due to its compacted soil, highly sloped areas, erosive behavior, and overall unaesthetic character.
 The Geodesic Dome contains two holding tanks underground. The first tank on the right will show excess dirty water from the parking lot or other impervious surfaces, and will pump the water to the retention pond to be filtered. The holding tank on the right will show clean water that could be used for grey water in the dorm building. This serves as an interactive way students can see firsthand the function of the retention pond and terraced landscape. |  |  The living wall consists of hardy kiwi vines on the sides and sheet moss in the center. The natural waterfall will function based on a sloped aspect of the green roof that will channel water down the living wall and down a storm grate that will lead the water into the dirty water holding tank of the nearby geodesic dome. |  |  23,239.43 square meters of impervious surface |  The 7- tiered terraced rain garden retards flow of water and increases rate of absorption to reduce sedimentation and overflow of retention pond below. The terraced landscape consists of gravel, grasses, shrubs/flowers, moss, berries, and sedges. |
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