SIRJ's Internet of Things (IoT) Stormwater Training Workshop
12 - 3 p.m.
This event is open to the UMD CommunityThe Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience and Justice Lab invites all graduate and undergraduate students to the Internet of Things (IoT) Stormwater Training Workshop. As part of this workshop, students will learn about the applications of IoT on campus stormwat...
UMD Students and Alumni Take Home Top Awards at 2023 AIA Maryland Awards
Written by Brianna RhodesEight University of Maryland students were recognized for their visionary architectural projects at the annual AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Awards on Thursday, Sept. 21, at College Park City Hall. A number of MAPP alumni also won awards this year, including jury citatio...
Originally published in TERP Magazine, written by Karen Shih '09, photos by Stephanie S. Cordle.JUST BEYOND THE MAZE of hallways under New York City’s Penn Station, the din outside is disorienting: Cars honk incessantly in bumper-to-bumper traffic, pedestrians jostle each other on the sidewalk, and ...
Originally published in Maryland Today, written by Annie Krakower. In between days spent defending the Earth from asteroids, teaching jujitsu, studying crime scenes and excelling at hundreds of other vocations, experts across the Baltimore-Washington area come to the University of Maryland to do it ...
Terps Top AIA Potomac Valley’s 2026 “Emerging Professionals” Short List
Julia Campbell ’20, M.Arch ‘22 Samanty Habib’ 21 M.Arch ‘23, and Judy Tram ‘20, M.Arch, M.C.P. ‘24 join an elite cadre of early-career designers selected for the Emerging Professional (EP) Awards Program Class of 2026, a leadership development and mentorship program through AIA Potomac Valley (AIAPV...
Community Lifecycle-cost Analysis of Stormwater Infrastructure (CLASIC)
Community-enabled Lifecycle Analysis of Stormwater Infrastructure Costs (CLASIC) is a collaborative effort between seven institutions looking at green and gray infrastructure alternatives for stormwater. The four-year project (2016-2020) was funded at $2M by USEPA under National Priorities: Life Cycle Costs of Water Infrastructure Alternatives grant.
Holistically Analyzing the Benefits of Green Infrastructure
Changes in the regulatory landscape, coupled with budget-constrained environments, are driving local governments to search for new or evolving strategies and investments that deliver more value than conventional stormwater management practices.
The PALS showcase is an event held in an "open house" format, where students involved in PALS projects have the opportunity to prepare and present posters that highlight their work. The event is attended by students, faculty and project sponsors (members of local government, business and industry), ...
The Smart Salting: Enhanced Winter Maintenance training addresses salt pollution on parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks. This voluntary, statewide road salt certification program is targeted to private applicators and aims to balance the safety and mobility of people during winter weather months with improving application practices to reduce contamination to local streams, wells, and drinking water reservoirs and prevent damage to infrastructure, the environment, and potentially human health.
Twenty minutes north of Maryland’s bustling downtown Bethesda, Montgomery County’s vast Agricultural Reserve could be another planet. But among the agrarian outposts nestled along serene, rolling fields is a barn that could easily fit into both: with a seemingly endless backdrop of blue sky, it's a ...