By Matt Kristire, Tyler Fox, and Danny Gorman

Green Robbins Park Building

Rain barrel collection system

• rainwater collected from the gutters goes back into the building

• water used for toilet

Double Envelope House

• energy savings• cavity in-between the 2 roofs heats similar to the

green house effect• shades can be installed in the cavity to control solar

gain

Straw Bale Insulation

• the R-values- double or up to triple that oftraditional• allow for smaller heating and cooling systems• lower energy bill

Green roof• roof is completely covered with vegetation• includes additional layers such as a root barrier,

drainage and irrigation systems• vegetation increases life span of the overall roof

dramatically - insulation improved by vegetation not allowing heat to escape during winter

Low flow toilet• the toilet we have in use in our building uses only 7.2 liters of water per flush

• low flow toilets use 172 liters less water per day than conventional

• however, we don’t have to worry much about water costs due to our rain barrel collection system

• looks like a conventional toilet

Tidal Power Plant• a huge lagoon like structure is built, much like a dam, that has

gates in it which allow the water to flow into the area with the incoming tide

• the gates close when the tide backs out- the water that is trapped inside the area flows out thru generation turbines that spin with the outflowing water- electricity is created

• improved transportation because of the development of traffic or railroad bridges across estuaries • generator walls can help to reduce the damage of very high tidal surges or storms on the land• no pollutionhttp://www.odec.ca/projects/2006/wong6j2/tidalAnimation.html