Campus RainWorks Challenge

The Campus RainWorks Challenge is a green infrastructure design competition for colleges and universities.

About

The Campus RainWorks Challenge is an opportunity to engage the next generation of environmental professionals, foster dialogue about effective stormwater management, and showcase the environmental, economic and social benefits of green infrastructure practices.

Engage your local college, university and community college to join the RainWorks Challenge. A student team (undergraduate or graduate), supported by a faculty advisor, design a GI project for their campus, or a nearby K-12 school. Teams can choose from a demonstration project or a master plan project.


 Project Examples

University of Oregon, Demonstration Project, First Place

The team鈥檚 project Good Drainage Good Vibes redesigned a local high school campus to incorporate a variety of green infrastructure practices. Extensive stakeholder engagement within the community led to a practicable design capable of not only managing stormwater runoff onsite, but providing hands-on education for students, and connecting the local community to their watershed. 

University of Arizona, Master Plan, Honorable Mention

The Socio-Hydrology design reevaluates a heavily trafficked street corridor, introducing green infrastructure practices to better utilize water as a resource in arid climates, improve safety and comfort for the campus community, create spaces for multi-disciplinary collaboration, and establish broader green infrastructure literacy across the campus.

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