Introducing Skyline College Growsphere
Hello I’m Growsphere!! My creators were a part of the vital Skyline College clubs: Women in Science & Engineering Represent!, Engineering & Robotics Club, Skyline’s Environmental Club. Now I thank the Interns of Energize Colleges to my cool technological upgrades to make myself autonomous and sustainable!
Project Purpose
Knowledge for Sustainability & Engineering
The Growsphere is intended to be a communal learning space & a place to decompress from the stresses of student life. In this structure, students can learn about the diverse species of native & non-native plants, foundations of the structure, and autonomous features that contribute to sustainability. Sustainability is a key concept to acknowledge and implement as we progress in society to ensure the health of our ecosystems.
“We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”
Howard Zinn
Acknowledgements
Energize Colleges
Thank you to Energize Colleges for creating an internship opportunity from the project. And thank you for providing amazing support systems like the Climate Corps Fellows, Joshua Bonneson & Kayla Belich. Thank you Joshua for helping with the structural development in a timely manner. And thank you Kayla for helping us guide and structure our ideas towards sustainable technology & pathways.
Skyline's Professors & Staff
Thank you the the Skyline Professors and faculty: Nick Lankhoff, Marco Wehrfritz, Maryam Khan, Bryan Swartout, Carla Grandy, Christian Galang, Domenic Gulli, Emilie Hein, Madeline Willett & the Skyline Maintanence Team for giving your time and or expertise to aid in advancing the structure to be autonomous & sustainable. No matter how big or small the contribution, your actions helped propel this project forward.
Skyline Students
Thank you to all the Skyline students that contributed to the assembly of the Growsphere structure, installation of the plants & lighting system. A lot that was accomplished would not have been possible without some of the students who volunteered their time.
Skyline's Fabrication Lab
Thank you to Skyline College's Fabrication Lab because with out this innovative space, the vision of the Growsphere would still be a dream ... not a reality.