Reproductions

Solo exhibition at AMT_Project, Bratislava. Recent works that draw on Kivland's archive of magazines, prints, publicity leaflets or objects, and advertising from different eras. Kivland employs the movement and displacement of ideas, words, images, and objects. connections are woven in series, using strategies of appearances, disguise, impersonation, vulgar copying, subtle dialogues, intimate suggestion, and a lack of historical fixity. Working with reproductions that are in their turn reproduced and reworked, Kivland’s approach is that of the amateur and collector, doing her very best with diligence and dedication

Evaluating the Feasibility of Implementing a Green Roof Retrofit on Pitched Residential Roofs

Green roofs are one solution to stormwater runoff which is a major environmental problem. However, the majority of green roofs are primarily implemented on flat roofed commercial buildings and not residential homes with sloped roofs. Team SO GREEN designed a light-weight green roof system retrofit for residential homes. Between June and November 2014, green roof performance data was collected and compared between the designed sloped roofs and a non-sloped control. The sloped design performed well and one test slope was improved with a recirculating irrigation system. An economic analysis was made and a focus group determined preliminary consumer interest, aesthetic preferences, and barriers. This study enriches the body of knowledge regarding bringing green roof systems to the residential home market