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The first element of our project is a photo album that depicts various designs of urban green space around Syracuse, NY. Green spaces can come in many different shapes and sizes, and can have different impacts in the fight to reduce climate disruption. Feel free to take a look and learn about different ways you can create green space in your neighborhood!
The first element of our project is a photo album that depicts various designs of urban green space around Syracuse, NY. Green spaces can come in many different shapes and sizes, and can have different impacts in the fight to reduce climate disruption. Feel free to take a look and learn about different ways you can create green space in your neighborhood!
Illick Green Houses
SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY
These greenhouses provide SUNY-ESF the opportunity to grow a plethora of different flora that normally can't be grown in New York's climate. The permeable pavements, shown in the images to the right, allow rainwater to penetrate into the ground more easily than generic asphalt or concrete. This, in turn, creates less storm water runoff around these buildings.
Moon Library & Permeable Pavement
SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY
Connective Corridor & Permeable Pavement
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Stone Soup Community Garden
Brady Faith Center, Syracuse, NY
This garden is a place in the Syracuse community where anyone can go to learn about the benefits of growing your own produce, and the importance of creating more green spaces in cities.
Ward Bakery Park
701 Oswego Street, Syracuse, NY
This park and orchard was built on a previously empty lot in West Syracuse. This restored green space provides a place where children in the neighborhood can play and enjoy the fresh air, while the orchard contains varying fruit trees that the community can take advantage of.
Syracuse University South Campus
Syracuse, NY
This is an empty plot of land on Syracuse University's South Campus that has recently been turned into a large garden that will grow many different varieties of produce.
King and King Architecture Parking Lot
358 West Jefferson Street, Syracuse, NY
This solar array above King and King's parking lot provides their headquarters with sufficient power for all of their energy needs. The array also reduces the surface temperature of the parking lot, which in turn reduces the heat island effect that is created by the cityscape.
Franklin Square Park
101 Solar Street, Syracuse, NY
This park is at the center of a major renovation project in Syracuse. Surrounded by old factory building that have been converted into a plethora of functional buildings, this park provides a green space for a bustling downtown area, and an area where the runoff from the surrounding buildings can infiltrate back into the ground.
Rainwater Collection Tank
Peak Housing, Syracuse, NY
This rainwater collection tank is a prime example of how to reduce the amount of storm water runoff in cities. The tank collects the rainwater that falls onto the roof of the building, which reduces the amount of runoff and allows for reuse of the water throughout the building.
Lincoln Building
109 Otisco Street, Syracuse, NY
This eco-friendly apartment complex was renovated from an old, run-down factory building. This building is a great example of green infrastructure, as it has a corner of its facade completely dedicated to growing vines and an outdoor fitness park that reduced the amount of blacktop around the building.
Photo Credits: Nathan Ribbeck
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