Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.55
Liaison Daryl Pierson
Submission Date Feb. 11, 2011
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STARS v1.0

Portland State University
Tier2-5: Weather-Informed Irrigation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Noelle Studer-Spevak
Sustainability Coordinator
FADM
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Does the institution use weather data or weather sensors to automatically adjust irrigation practices?:
Yes

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A brief description of how weather data or sensors are used:
There is a weather sensor on the Walk of the Heorines fountain for it to shut off when the wind speed gets too high. Besides the wind sensor at Walk of the Heroines the irrigation box there has a rain sensor to delay irrigation after rain. Funds were recently secured for central irrigation and the system will be installed in May, 2011.

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The website URL where information about the practice is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information from Suzan Wilson of Landscaping and Brett Nance of Facilities.

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