view project
Route I-190 state highway in Erie and Niagara counties provides motorists with an interesting drive. It is visually diverse ranging from the city skyline of downtown Buffalo, the waterfront along the Niagara River, industrial areas, landfills, gas storage tanks, ecology reserves, gas storage tanks and commercial districts. Each of these views provides different accompanying smells containing pollutants in the air.
The polluted air masses are analyzed using the wind patterns through the area for all months of the year. Four sites are chosen on I-190 in between these areas to reduce the amount of pollution through the use of photosynthesis and olfaction. The sites are set up on a lattice concrete net system taking advantage of the drag forces caused by the passing vehicular traffic and wind flow through the use of wind pollinating plants. The seeds will spread and continue growth of the system through the years to come.
This project begins with studying the lighting levels in Crosby Studio 315, South Campus, SUNY University at Buffalo. Daylight and artificial light are the two main sources that provide the most compelling fluctuations of light and dark. The intensity of natural light is most extreme at the wall edges of the room while the overhead lighting fixtures are most intense directly below the bulb and at each corner of the room. Sensors are placed in these specific areas to record data sets.
The information collected from each individual sensor provides an analysis on how the users of the room accommodate changes in lighting levels. Ways to modify the lighting levels include adjusting the heights of the blinds. Other adjustments are made by turning on or off the ceiling fixtures. Several graphic studies are plotted to best represent the recorded data over time and its affects on the students.
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