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PROJECT IN ACTION. Murad and Bhargava turned their small self-sustaining plant pot into a much larger scale project involving a greenhouse.

Murad and Bhargava cultivate sustainability through a greenhouse

McKinley Garner, The Rubicon December 21, 2023
The greenhouse utilizes a system that allows plants to grow without added water or sunlight.
A green roof option was considered as part of the Schilling construction. Sadly, “[even though] a green roof was taken into account in the design process for Schilling…it just was not financially feasible,” said Mark Dickinson, Director of Operations and Security.

However, that doesn’t mean that we cannot create some environmental benefits with a community garden or pollinator garden.

If rooftop garden isn’t feasible, other green options are

Sharee Roman, The Rubicon Staff September 28, 2018
The Schilling Center has a beautiful roof space that is currently unused. A garden on top would be an improvement.
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