1 Hillel House Rain Garden 4/20/09 Matt Leon – Senior, OLS (Project Leader) Rachel Machbitz – Freshman, Engineering (Project Liaison) Emily Pohlman - Senior, Environmental Science Jessica Zuponcic - Freshman, Engineering Boiler Green Initiative

2 EPICS: Engineering Projects In Community Service Fulfilling Mutual Needs EPICS is a unique program in which teams of undergraduates are designing, building, and deploying real systems to solve engineering-based problems for local community service and education organizations. Boiler Green Initiative

EPICS: Engineering Projects In Community Service EPICS is a unique program in which teams of undergraduates are designing, building, and deploying real systems to solve engineering-based problems for local community service and education organizations. 3 Community Partners Academic Structure Epics Students & Teams Fulfilling Mutual Needs Boiler Green Initiative

The Hillel House 4  Hillel is the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life  Student groups  Where is it located? Israel Council at Purdue Boiler Green Initiative

5 Community Need  Creating a more energy efficient & environmentally friendly building Reduce Electricity consumption by 15% and gas consumption by 20-30% Cost savings will allow more money to be utilized for student activities Hillel House Boiler Green Initiative  Utilize this opportunity as a learning tool for the community

6 Project Goals  Strategic plan to maximize energy savings  Investigate All Potential Alternatives Winterized Building Green Roof Geothermal Energy Windows Replacement Recommendation Solar  Passive Solar  Solar Energy  Solar Water Heating Rain Garden  Energy Audit Hillel House Boiler Green Initiative

7 Winterization  Implemented Insulation Covered windows with plastic Replaced broken panes  Community Focus Help residences lower energy usage with easy tips Hillel House Boiler Green Initiative

Windows Recommendation 8 Boiler Green Initiative Current Windows Best Window and Door Company.28 U-Factor.28 Solar Heat Gain Coefficient Wide Variety of Styles Double Pane Argon Gas Insulated Units

9 Passive Solar  Natural lighting to reduce interior lighting needs  Natural heating to reduce energy needs Hillel House Boiler Green Initiative

Rain Garden: Overview  A shallow constructed depression that is planted with deep-rooted native plants & grasses.  Easy, cost effective, and aesthetically pleasing way to reduce the contribution to storm water pollution.  Eliminates the need for an irrigation system. 10 Boiler Green Initiative

11 Rain Garden Goals  Benefits Reduction of storm water contribution Create an ascetically pleasing garden Marketing potential for Tipmont  Deliverables Brochure Learning Tool for community Rain Garden Hillel House Boiler Green Initiative

Process of Building a Rain Garden 1. Research rain gardens 2. Determining the size/location of the rain garden Configure a retention pond to store water using parabola equations Behind Hillel House 3. Choose plants Native Plants Choose according to sun/water requirements 4. Construction of Rain Garden 30 Volunteer: EPICS Team Members & BGI Club Members 2-3 Hour Shifts 12 Boiler Green Initiative Hillel House

Size and Location  Collect data from the weather site  Precipitation of rainfall  Area of the roof  Total volume (gallons/day) collected  Probability of collecting a range of gallons per rain event 13 Boiler Green Initiative

Storage Calculations 14 We are going to capture 600 gallons per rain event. Boiler Green Initiative Hillel House Dimensions Depth = 0.8 ft Length = ft

Where is the rain garden? 15 Rain garden Boiler Green Initiative

Where is the rain garden? 16 Backyard Walkway Boiler Green Initiative

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19 Boiler Green Initiative  Pics of plants and plant layout similar to other two pics  Dimensions  Talk with Ferman about # of plants and layout

1.From 2.From 3.From 4.From 5.From 6.From 7.From 2. Turtlehead 1. Lily of the valley 3. Water Iris 4. Variegated Bishops Weed 4. Variegated Bishops Weed 5. Beatles Spring 6. Daylily 7. Marsh Blazing Star Boiler Green Initiative

Construction of Rain Garden  Phase 1: Mark Utilities and Rain Garden layout – 2-3 Days Prior to digging Number of people: 3 Expected time: 1 Hour  Phase 2: Dig Trenches for Drainage Tile and Storage Area, Remove Existing Walkway (reuse walkway stone) Number of people: 5 Expected time: 3 Hours  Phase 3: Install Drainage Tile and Layers of Sand/ Clay/Soil including forming burms (this would include grading all layers) Number of people:10-12 Expected time: 8 Hours  Phase 4: Install Walkway, Plants, Landscaping Rocks Number of people: Expected time: 8 Hours  Phase 5: Install Mulch and Clean-up Number of People: 8-10 Expected time: 3 Hours 21 Boiler Green Initiative

22 Budget Hillel House Boiler Green Initiative Tools, Supplies and Rental Equipment 600 * This cost is planed to be reduced with student help Landscaping Supplies 2200 Soil, Gravel, Mulch (440) Plants &Grass Seed (450) Landscaping Materials (1230) Outreach1250 Contingency Money 397 ___________________________________________________________________ Total$4447

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