In the article "Turning the Urban Landscape into Greenspace," GW Today features systems engineering student Amna Maqsood and her sustainability capstone project addressing urban runoff in Pushkin Park and Veterans Memorial Park on GW's Foggy Bottom campus. Maqsood designed a low-maintenance, cost-effective greenspace using native perennials to help absorb rainwater and support campus resilience.
Here is an excerpt from the article: “We looked at low maintenance [plants] that don’t require too much water. That’s how we came up with plants we selected.” Even more importantly, she said, a cost benefit analysis showed that over a span of 10 years the seasonal blooming plants could save the university as much as $10,000 in replanting costs."
Read the full article on GW Today.