James Houle is the Director for the Stormwater Center. His responsibilities include directing and managing the Stormwater Center's growing body of research projects. Areas of expertise include diffusion of innovative stormwater management solutions, the design and implementation of innovative stormwater control measures including green infrastructure (GI), and low impact development (LID) strategies, planning and implementation, operation and maintenance, and water resource monitoring.
Dr. Houle holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Environmental Science and has over twenty years of experience with water quality related issues in New England and is a certified professional in storm water quality (CPSWQ) and a certified professional in erosion and sediment control (CPESC).
Selected Publications
Roseen, R. M., Ballestero, T. P., Houle, K. M., Heath, D., & Houle, J. J. (2014). Assessment of Winter Maintenance of Porous Asphalt and Its Function for Chloride Source Control. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING, 140(2). doi:10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000618
Roseen, R. M., Roseen, R. M., Ballestero, T. P., Houle, K. M., Heath, D., & Houle, J. J. (2013). Assessment of winter maintenance of porous asphalt and its function for chloride source control. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2013: Showcasing the Future - Proceedings of the 2013 Congress (pp. 99-116).
Houle, J. J., Roseen, R. M., Ballestero, T. P., Puls, T. A., & Jr, S. J. (2013). Comparison of Maintenance Cost, Labor Demands, and System Performance for LID and Conventional Stormwater Management. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 139(7), 932-938. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000698
Roseen, R. M., Ballestero, T. P., Houle, J. J., Briggs, J. F., & Houle, K. M. (2012). Water Quality and Hydrologic Performance of a Porous Asphalt Pavement as a Storm-Water Treatment Strategy in a Cold Climate. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 138(1), 81-89. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000459
Avellaneda, P., Ballestero, T., Roseen, R., Houle, J., & Linder, E. (2011). A water quality model for stormwater filtering systems. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: Bearing Knowledge for Sustainability - Proceedings of the 2011 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress (pp. 3591-3600). doi:10.1061/41173(414)376
Roseen, R. M., Ballestero, T. P., Fowler, G. D., Guo, Q., & Houle, J. (2011). Sediment Monitoring Bias by Automatic Sampler in Comparison with Large Volume Sampling for Parking Lot Runoff. JOURNAL OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING, 137(4), 251-257. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000168
Watts, A. W., Ballestero, T. P., Roseen, R. M., & Houle, J. P. (2010). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Stormwater Runoff from Sealcoated Pavements. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 44(23), 8849-8854. doi:10.1021/es102059r
Avellaneda, P., Ballestero, T. P., Roseen, R. M., & Houle, J. J. (2009). On Parameter Estimation of Urban Storm-Water Runoff Model. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 135(8), 595-608. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000028
Roseen, R. M., Ballestero, T. P., Houle, J. J., Avellaneda, P., Briggs, J., Fowler, G., & Wildey, R. (2009). Seasonal Performance Variations for Storm-Water Management Systems in Cold Climate Conditions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, 135(3), 128-137. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2009)135:3(128)
Roseen, R. M., Ballestero, T. P., Houle, J. J., Avelleneda, P., Wildey, R., Briggs, J., & TRB. (2006). Storm water low-impact development, conventional structural, and manufactured treatment strategies for parking lot runoff - Performance evaluations under varied mass loading conditions. In Highway Facility Design 2006 (pp. 135-147). doi:10.3141/1984-15
