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- Effective Term:
- Summer 2014 through Summer 2019
- Course Number:
- BCT 115
- Course Title:
- Introduction to Residential Greenroofing
- Credit Hours:
- 1
- Lecture Hours:
- 0
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 20
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Provides a basic understanding of local residential greenroof design and installation. Covers greenroof benefits, best practices, material selections, and appropriate plantings; includes hands-on installation. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
- Use targeted selling points to articulate greenroof benefits to customers, contractors and designers.
- Apply basic greenroof design concepts that work in the Pacific Northwest climate to a construction project, including selecting a basic palette of local greenroof plants.
- Design and construct greenroofs using appropriate roofing materials, greenroof layers and planting selections.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- “Soak It Up” Game: Students will work in groups and learn to identify pervious vs. impervious surfaces on a neighborhood map. Students will use basic budgetary skills to maximize the stormwater absorption while remaining within their allotted budgets.
- Students will choose and categorize greenroof benefits related to an ecoroof case study. They will present these to the class for discussion.
- Each student will design a greenroof (in cross section,) and present it to the class, giving reasons for each design choice.
- Students will heat weld small pieces of waterproof membrane, then test their own work in a procedure known in the trade as a “test weld.” This is repeated until the test shows a successful weld.
- Students will work in groups to complete 4 foot by 4 foot greenroof mockups that include waterproof membrane, drainage, soil and plants.
- Students will participate in a greenroof tour of local greenroofs, and answer a written quiz.
- Students will complete homework assignments, quizzes and tests (mid-term & final) that will assess their understanding of the themes issues and concepts discussed.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes, Issues & Concepts:
- Internet
- Horticulture
- Local Resources
- Niche Marketing
- Quality Testing
- Environmental Design
- Least Toxic Methods
- Mathematics
- Best Practices
- Watershed Stewardship
- Stormwater Management
- Design Specifications
- Material Durability
- Material Adaptability
Process Skills:
- Research
- Persuasion
- Teamwork
- Evaluation
- Awareness
- Quality Control
- Testing
- Process Improvement
- Meeting Specifications
- Budgeting
- Lifecycle Cost Analysis
- Documentation
- Presentation
- Organization
- Critical Thinking
- Thinking “outside of the box”