McKinney Boyd Living Roof Project

The Living Roof project focuses on designing and creating an alternative classroom environment accessible to teachers and their classes as well as clubs and organizations after school. The living roof will be a multipurpose space modeling the idea of green energy. Our design includes solar panels that will power the lights, electronics and an LED TV so instructors will be able to access classroom technology with ease. Also, the project will use wastewater from condensation lines and rain water runoff to irrigate the plants. The addition of the living roof makes the existing courtyard beneath it available year round to all student groups. In October of 2015 our living roof team presented at TEDX at Southern Methodist University. I invite you to watch our TED Talk at for a brief overview of our project.

TED Talk Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHqn03kkjo

Current inkind donations(Does not include GoFundMe goal): 
*CMC- Bobby Jones, Matt Shewey
  All of the structural steel, rebar and materials needed       to support the concrete ($103,000)
*Redden Concrete- Cates Keith, Ethan Redden
  All the concrete ($30,000)
*Ewing Irrigation 
  Irrigation equipment ($5,000)
*PolyGuard- Jill Heidorf
  Waterproofing ($20,000)
*Allegion - Jimmy Klawetter
   Doors ($3,000)
*Calloway's Nursery - Evan Brady
   Gardenias and English Ivy
*Kerry Cassuto 
 Crepe Myrtles including replacements

We would also like to thank our mentors: 
Kevin Dingman and KD4 - Architect
Trent Perkins and RTP - Structural Engineers
Matt Hensley and Estes McClure - Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing
Dave Spadoni and McKinney Master Gardners - Irrigation
Fouad Jaber and Texas A&M Agrilife - Plants

Additionally, We were also recently featured in Dallas Innovates magazine

http://www.dallasinnovates.com/mckinney-boyd-engineering-students-living-legacy/

We have the approval of the school, the district, and the community, but now we need the funding.  We hope you will consider donating to our project to see it's completion.