The BRIT building and campus serve as an educational tool for the community, highlighting the myriad ways both organizations and individual citizens can improve their own sustainability. We also intend the campus to serve as a research site for local scientists. Our stormwater management system and our living roof, in particular, are innovative designs; long-term studies of their performance will inform and greatly benefit the green building and design industry. Plus, the reintroduction of two native ecosystems (Fort Worth Prairie Barrens and mid-grass prairie) into an urban setting will provide researchers a chance to study colonization patterns of both native and invasive plants and animals.