Week Four

This weekend when it rained, members of the group noted locations on campus where excess flooding occurred, and took notes and pictures of those sites which were considered candidates for the project.  Later in the week, we convened to inspect and evaluate those sites, as well as others along the way on campus that seemed worthy for our project.  At each location, we discussed and determined what our new infrastructure would look like, how it would connect to and impact existing infrastructure, and how effective it would be in the prevention of flooding and absorption of storm water.

Together we determined that Lancaster Walk, from the exit of the Daskalaskis Athletic Center to where it connects the 33rd Street sidewalk, was the best option because of the topography, the surrounding ground surfaces, and the pedestrian traffic in the area.

A wide view of our desired site

A closer view at the end of the site

A close-up view of a planter location at the end of the site

An example of storm water flooding along the sidewalk

Week Three

In the continuance of our project, we have now outlined our project goals for the coming eight weeks. The project schedule along with other background and supporting descriptions are now included within the “Project Overview” page. There we have defined the problem to be solved, recognized various design constraints, listed pre-existing solutions, assigned our goals, proposed project deliverables, and grasped budget components. A references page has been setup to allow for easy access to all our sources.  At this time, team members have performed a reasonable amount of research on the storm water management topic and have begun to conceptualize realizable solutions.

Week One/Two

This week we set up our blog and created a page with our team members' biographies.  We also began brainstorming specific solutions and sites for our project, as well as performing background research in order to prepare ourselves for the redesign and implementation of stormwater infrastructure.  We determined what the project's responsibilities would entail and distributed those responsibilities among the team members.