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<p><strong>Ms. Marissa Maggio</strong> shares that for the final project in the <strong>Urban Ecology classes</strong> students are asked to create a plan for the redevelopment of a waterfront area near Redhook Brooklyn. The students are tasked with satisfying the demands of a number of stakeholders to create a plan that will benefit the people, the economy and the environment. Part of that plan is the creation of a new green building on the site, perhaps a community center or a mall depending on the plan. The students then spend the last 2 weeks of the term building their building - complete with a functioning green roof. On the last day of class Ms. Maggio pours "dirty pour" on the roofs to see how well the students design filters and retains the water. <strong>A BIG thank you to the Parent’s Association </strong>for supporting the project and their grant that allowed the purchasing of the materials the students used to build their Green Buildings. Here are some of the students’ creations.</p>
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