Sustainability

Green Infrastructure

Green Infrastructure

SUNY New Paltz has constructed twelve different green infrastructure sites demonstrating seven different types of green infrastructure technologies:

Green Roof at Haggerty Administration Building Plaza

Permeable Pavement Parking Lot #1 at the Route 32 Parking Lot

Permeable Pavement Parking Lot #2 at the Route 32 Parking Lot

Rainwater Diffuser at the Route 32 Parking Lot

Rainwater Cistern for Irrigation at Shawangunk Hall

Rainwater cistern for Irrigation at Minnewaska Hall

Vegetated Swale at the Ponds

Six Bioretention Areas and Dry Swale at the Lenape Parking Lot

Bioretention Areas at Science Hall, including a meadow retention area

One Bioretention Area at Engineering Innovation Hub

Four Bioretention Areas at Ridgeview Hall

12,500 gallon Rainwater Cistern for flushing toilets and urinals at Wooster Hall