The plants and soil on the living roof (2:12 roof slope) absorb rainwater like a sponge, releasing it slowly to the bioswale on the ground. They researched available grant funding, explored LEED certification and worked with local and state planners to secure permits for the project.ĪWARDS: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality/Oregon Economic & Community Development Department Award Environmental Protection Agency Phoenix Award for underground storage tank development with special recognition for energy innovation Eugene People’s Choice Award (2nd Place) Eugene Colleagues Choice Award (AIA & ASLA local chapters competition). In addition to being project managers, Habitats staff designed the fuel station site plan, landscape and stormwater features, and designed, installed and planted the vegetated roof. These features include solar panels on the fuel pump canopies, passive solar design of the convenience store, and a vegetated roof that is part of a site-stormwater system including bioswales and a detention pond. of AugHome Power Magazine “Fueling a revolution” by Claire Anderson of December 2007 & January 2008 and Biodiesel Magazine’s “The Biofuels Celebration Station” by Ron Kotrba of May 25, 2007.Ĭompleted in September, 2006, the SeQuential biofuel station is a demonstration in realistic, feasible, and sustainable technologies featuring examples of real world solutions that reduce energy usage and impacts on local water quality. Read ’s “GPW: SeQuentials Biofueling Retail Station” by Linda Velazquez in the Sky Gardens Blog of and these articles: Statesman Journal’s “Willie Nelson welcomes biodiesel plant” by Dennis Thompson Jr. To learn more about SeQuential Biofuels, please visit and the website for Habitats, Inc., here: See the case study about SeQuential Biofuels from Energy Design here.