by Cianni Brown

The Garden of She_den (Bio Wall)

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:11:28 UTC

Creators: Gods Garden Squad

- Alexis McKnight

- Cianni Brown

- Krista Lee

- Megan Marrion

- Paige N. Romano

How did you come up with your original ideas?

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:11:32 UTC

Our group came up with our original ideas by basing it off of a previous successful bio wall. (Drexel University) Our group reviewed what plants were used and how the biowall was put together. The plants at Drexel’s biowall were: Croton mamey, Schefflera arboricola, Schefflera gold capella bush, Petra species, Aralia elegantissima, Ficus elastica, burgundy bush (rubber tree plant), Hedera species (Algerian ivy), Ficus starlight, Ficus species, Anturium species, and Hibiscus species. Our group studied how they put the bio-wall together, how the plants grow together air quality, what plants they used and why. We also judged them on if there Bio-wall was pretty or not. (Just kidding) Mr. Ruddick’s diagram of the grid and water filter was a helpful start to our group’s original plan.

How did these ideas change as you researched more?

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:11:33 UTC

Our ideas changed as we researched by

- what plants we used - where we could find our materials - how much they cost - how they grow - do they all cooperate with each other

- will they grow on a grid

-could they grow receiving water from a pump

-how do the plants affect the air during different seasons

How did these roles change as the project went on?

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:11:39 UTC

Our job roles changed as the project went on by us losing class periods/time for miscellaneous reasons and Mr. Ruddick and Mr. Heinz sort of deleting two jobs. During the project we were given a blueprint / structure model to how the project was to be set up. So as a group we came together taking what we were given to figure out how to produce and create the rest of the project. We all started acting like project engineers and contributing equally.

What were all the different jobs in your group?

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:11:42 UTC

What was the hardest part to figure out for your design?

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:11:44 UTC

The hardest part of our design to figure out was how to get the plants to stick or stay in the wall pockets without soil being over or under watered. The pockets for the plants will help if they have a bit of the soil from the original plant container and simple grow to keep it balanced.

If you had unlimited resources (i.e. Time & Money), what would you change?

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:11:54 UTC

If We had unlimited funds we would

- Use more exotic plants in our bio-wall deign to make it look better.

- Make the wall larger by using a bigger space.

- Have the school engineer help us by making an air conditioning system in the stairwell so the biowall will directly help purify the air in a more efficient matter (it will also help our school with air conditioning).

- Have the roof of GAMP also be coated with plants to reduce heat in the building and make a outdoor “bio-roof”.

What makes our project unique and what are the most important features?

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:11:58 UTC

“What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.”

Our project is unique by our group being an all female think tank who came together to get our job done. Our project gained our creativity by our plants, gained teamwork by our design and gained our savviness by our shopping skills.

Krista Lee

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:25:21 UTC

Civil - Engineer

Alexis McKnight

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:28:50 UTC

Bio - Engineer

Paige Nickole Romano

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:30:05 UTC

Team Leader

Megan Marrion

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:31:37 UTC

Bio - Engineer

Cianni Brown

cianni811 — 2013-05-24 15:33:28 UTC

Designer