Hyphae Project With Blue Roof

Operation blue roof is a priority mission managed by the u s.

Hyphae project with blue roof. The intent is to create a vibrant urban ecosystem whose architectural programming and ecological design bridge the gap between humans and nature. Borr is the most recent living laboraty to join the uc natural reserve system. Hyphae design s conceptual plan for the harmony building in louisville kentucky. The deadline to sign up is sept.

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. This program is for primary residences or a. 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. 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.

This program is for primary residences or a. Hyphae designs our design plan for this 5 700 square foot site is to increase the high filtering area from half to 61 percent. Rainwater will be harvested from simple green and blue rooftops throughout the entire property to be used for landscaping and indoor non drinking. Operation blue roof protects property reduces temporary housing costs and allows residents to remain in their homes while recovering from the storm.

The harmony project is a renovation and adaptive re use of a historic building in downtown louisville into a living laboratory. Army corps of engineers for the federal emergency management agency. 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. Water from the blue roof is channeled and filtered down through green roofs and ultimately reintroduced into the local aquifer.

All graywater flows passively into a large biofilter at the low point of the site where vegetation surrounds an outdoor deck.