By jtsherkHS 401, Spring 2015, Mary Yarborough Court Holliday Hall Landscape Improvements. At the macro scale, the benefits of the urban forest include; 1- improvement of air and water quality, 2- reduction of heat island effect (caused by pavement without shade to be 50-90 degrees hotter than the air), 3- Reduction in stormwater runoff and pollution, 4- capture and long term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide CO2, (which helps to mitigate and/or defer global warming) 5- increase in aesthetic value, 6- provides human recovery from stress. |NC State, Teaching
By jtsherkHS 401, Spring 2015, Kilgore Hall Nano Vineyard and Entrance Beautification. In keeping with the department’s teaching mission, Dr. Sara Spayd, the viticulturist collaborated with the class to design and build a trellis for growing grapes. Dr. Sara Spayd teaches the HS 423 Viticulture class, and she wanted to have examples of three grapevine growth types for her students to use during class. |Research, Teaching
By Brandon HopperHS401, Spring 2012-16, Solar Greenhouse, UNC Campus Community Garden, Chapel Hill, NC, resulted in a $2,500 value for design and $25,000 value for landscape construction ...