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UDC Green Roof Tour
September 21, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
UDC Green Roof Tour
University of the District of Columbia (Van Ness)
4200 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Building 44, Green Roof, Washington, DC 20008
Join one of our tours to view the Green Roof and gain knowledge from our experts.
EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, September 21, 2019
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Description
The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), invites you to tour our Green Roof; hear more about sustainable agriculture from our Master Gardener Program Coordinator, Sandy Farber Bandier; and learn about green roof design from David Bell, of BELL Architects.
Our 20,000 square foot Green Roof is the food production site of the Van Ness Urban Food Hub. The roof showcases four types of production: (1) high-revenue plants (e.g., herbs, greens); (2) high-nutrition plants that can cover the entire range of dietary needs (e.g., tomatoes, peppers, chards, cabbages); (3) pollinator plants that ensure bee health in our urban environment; and (4) low-maintenance plants that help capture rain, reduce runoff, cool buildings in the summer, and provide insulation in the winter. In addition to food production, the Green Roof is also used to conduct research on plant varieties that thrive in roof environments.
PAYMENT
This event is FREE and open to the public. Registration requested.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/udc-green-roof-tours-tickets-59243371519
CONTACT
Renee Bellis
renee.bellis@udc.edu
(202) 525-9721