Robbins Park Green Design!!!!!
By: Meredith Haltzman
Jana Novey
Scott Flickstein
Power Supplier!Geothermal Plant
1. A production well is drilled into a known geothermal reservoir
2. Hot geothermal fluids flow through pipes to a power plant for use in generating electricity
3. Hot, pressurized geothermal fluid turns the turbine blades on a shaft
Geothermal Plant
4. Energy from the turbine spins magnets and creates electrical current
5. Electrical current from the generator is sent to power lines to homes, buildings, and businesses
Geothermal Plant
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/gpp_animation.html
Advantages to GeothermalNo pollution
Less expensive than a non-renewable
Takes up little room
Very clean
No fuel
Disadvantages to Geothermal
Most cannot support a geothermal energy plant built near a
volcano
Rock has to be soft enough to drill through
Only lasts 20 years
Harmful gases can escape when drilling
Green (living) Roof• Reduces energy for
heating and cooling.
• Reduces storm water run-off
• Filters pollutants and heavy metals out of rainwater
• Fosters Natural Habitat Creation
Green (living) Roof
• Filters pollutants and carbon dioxide out of the air
• Insulates buildings for sound
• Increases the life of the waterproofing
Sustainable Flooring (recycled tires)
• Durable • Naturally Resilient • Quiet • Long Product Life • Slip Resistant • Low Maintenance • High Recycled Content
Low Flow Toilet
• the money that you will spend to purchase this toilet can be recouped in about a few years by the amount of money you save using less water.
Recycled Materials
• Uses up less of the earth's natural material
• Reduces the release of green house gases
• Conserves nature's resources (water, wood, etc…)
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL)
• Last from 8-10 times longer
• Use about 75% less energy
• Produces 90% less heat
• Lasts 10,000 hours
Passive Solar Heating
• Cut energy costs
• Lower impact on the environment, because it uses much less fossil fuel
• Never needs maintenance or attention