1.Draw a diagram
showing the features of a low impact development in a residential or commercial
area.
2. Describe your concept of a rain garden. How and where would you create one at George
Mason University? Be specific about your
placement of the garden, please.
3.List
and describe three benefits that can be obtained from buildings that have a
green roof installed
4.You have been hired to use
all of the current technology to design a green development. Describe the techniques you would use
and why you would use them. Be sure
to hit all of the highlights we talked about in class.
5.Think about our earlier discussion of water
and the water cycle when you answer this question. Why are low impact development and other
forms of green development so centered on the hydrology of the sites?
