Hyphae Project With Blue Roof

Borr is the most recent living laboraty to join the uc natural reserve system.

Hyphae project with blue roof.

Hyphae design laboratory provided site planning and civil engineering work for the uc berkeley owned blue oak ranch reserve a 3 259 acre ecologically protected reserve located east of san jose. The deadline to sign up is sept. All graywater flows passively into a large biofilter at the low point of the site where vegetation surrounds an outdoor deck. The purpose of operation blue roof is to provide homeowners and permanently occupied rental properties in disaster areas with fiber reinforced sheeting to cover their damaged roofs until arrangements can be made for permanent repairs.

Operation blue roof protects property reduces temporary housing costs and allows residents to remain in their homes while recovering from the storm. This program is for primary residences or a. Operation blue roof is a priority mission managed by the u s. The intent is to create a vibrant urban ecosystem whose architectural programming and ecological design bridge the gap between humans and nature.

Hyphae designs our design plan for this 5 700 square foot site is to increase the high filtering area from half to 61 percent. This program is for primary residences or a. Some requirements for getting a blue roof include the roof having standard asphalt shingles metal sheets or similar material lending itself toward temporary repair the home being the homeowner s primary residence and roof damage being less than 50 percent in structural damage. Rainwater will be harvested from simple green and blue rooftops throughout the entire property to be used for landscaping and indoor non drinking.

Hyphae design s conceptual plan for the harmony building in louisville kentucky. Army corps of engineers for the federal emergency management agency. Pressurized irrigation lines send treated water to a series of 4 living roofs where secondary treatment occurs through our customized blue roof system up to 5 of graywater are held in aerobic and anaerobic. Operation blue roof protects property reduces temporary housing costs and allows residents to remain in their homes while recovering from the storm.

Monitoring of blue roof systems in new york demonstrated that they were capable of retaining significantly more runoff than a reference roof with no flow controls blue roof technology can be applied on flat roofs of buildings that are structurally capable of accommodating the additional load of system components and detained stormwater.