Project Tag: Water
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Nature-based Solutions
Integrated green and grey infrastructure provides economic and efficient solutions. Living green roofs, bio-swales, and rain gardens manage stormwater and provide ecosystem services – healthy air, habitat, and extreme heat mitigation.
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Healthy Soils for Healthy Waters Conference Series
Along with soil and water research and policy leaders, Greenleaf launched a series dedicated to the development of multidisciplinary and whole system management practices for the agricultural lands that impact our nation’s waters.
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Intelligent Stormwater Management
See related: WaterSmart water infrastructure controls and predictive analytics more effectively utilize stormwater infrastructure with managed inflows and outflows.
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RFF Water Roundtable
See related: WaterGreenleaf convened Midwest water experts at a Chicago roundtable aiding Resources for the Future in establishing its water resources research initiative on safe, available water, and mitigating flood risks.
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Sustainable Stormwater Management
See related: WaterDeveloping markets to encourage property owners to value and contribute to the management of stormwater.
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Electric Power Research Institute
Greenleaf Advisors helped EPRI develop and coordinate research with The Ohio State University to find and deploy environmentally beneficial uses of synthetic gypsum including its effect on phosphorus runoff from agriculture.
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Perennial Biomass to Reduce Nitrates
The Illinois research project led by Argonne National Lab focused on growing biofuel crops in degraded agricultural lands that reduce water pollution as well as greenhouse gases.
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The Chicago Area Waterway System
See related: WaterThe Chicago Area Waterway System has been a pathway for the spread of invasive species, including the Asian Carp, which could damage the Great Lakes and Mississippi watersheds, impacting both ecologies and economies.