Stormwater runoff is a problem in the City of Boston due to the urbanization of the area. The goal of our project was to determine the technical and financial feasibility of installing green roofs on street-level surfaces in the City of Boston with the purpose of raising public awareness and encouraging a change in the public’s behavior with respect to stormwater runoff. We conducted interviews with representatives from similar projects in other cities and performed an observational study to determine the possibility of installing green roofs on bus stops for the purpose of raising public awareness. Our research led to a set of recommendations involving the technical, financial, informational, and visual aspects for the design of street-level green roofs on bus stops.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Sullivan, Oliver Steers
• Payne, Kevin Arthur
• Andreoni Paseka, Victor Eduardo

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101713-170426

Keyword

• Education, Higher
• Natural resources--Management

Advisor

• Tuler, Seth
• Mathisen, Paul P.

Year

• 2013

Center

• Boston, Massachusetts Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• EPA Region 1

Date created

• 2013-10-17

Location

• Boston

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright