PGEOG 38364
Green Roofs
Friday 11:30 am – 2:20 pm
Instructor: Professor Allan Frei

Green Roofs are comprised of vegetation that covers parts of building roofs for the purposes of keeping temperatures cool and of absorbing rain during storms to prevent flooding; they also provide other benefits such as increased biodiversity. They are an example of Nature Based Solutions to climate change. In this course students will learn some techniques in environmental field work in the context of studying the energy and water balances of Green Roofs. The learning experience includes skills such as automated instrument maintenance, manual field measurements, experimental design, development and employment of observation protocols, transcription and quality control of data, and data analysis. We will work on a Green Roof facility managed by the Newtown Creek Alliance, located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. There are also reading and writing assignments. On days when the weather prevents outdoor work, we will meet either indoors at the Greenpoint site, or on zoom. 

If you cannot register, please email Undergraduate Advisor Professor Geoffrey Fouad at geoffrey.fouad@hunter.cuny.edu.