| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.67 |
| Liaison | Daryl Pierson |
| Submission Date | April 8, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Portland State University
AC-9: Academic Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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12.00 / 12.00 |
Beth
Lloyd-Pool Program Administrator Institute for Sustainable Solutions |
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
173
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Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
331
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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
38
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The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
49
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A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
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Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
Sustainability research faculty either self-identified via a campus-wide email or were identified as sustainability research funding recipients. Associate, assistant, adjunct, and full professors were included as researchers.
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A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
November 2013 found David Sailor, director of the ISS-funded Green Building Research Laboratory and professor of mechanical engineering, scaling a ladder to the rooftop of a soon-to-open Walmart store in North Portland. The giant 92,000-square-foot roof was essentially going to be Sailor’s lab for the next two years. In the months that followed
that initial ascent, Sailor led the installation of scores of sensors and a weather station that will collect data to inform an improved future for the ecoroof industry. The Walmart rooftop features 40,000 square feet of vegetative roof installed in three separate sections—each devoted to testing different aspects of ecoroof design, such as materials and soil depth. The remaining 52,000 square feet of white membrane rooftop will also be monitored by sensors, providing an opportunity to deliver side-by-side comparisons on factors including surface temperature, water flow, and building operations. Data collected from the Portland store’s roof will be compared to similar data collected on a Walmart ecoroof in Chicago, providing a comprehensive view of ecoroof performance in various conditions.
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