South Bronx Green Roofs

For the main 7 350 sq ft extensive green roof new york green roofs recommended and installed the xero flor xf301 2fl system option which is 2 5 in.

South bronx green roofs.

A university of michigan study showed that a 21 000 square feet 464 000 green roof will save 200 000 over its lifetime. In depth and weighs 10 to 11 pounds per sq ft when fully saturated with rainwater. According to sustainable south bronx on a 90 degree day a green roof is about 80 f while a black roof is 175 f causing substantial wear and tear. The first of its kind in the bronx it is one of 14 greenroofs funded through the bronx initiative for energy and the environment of boedc and the borough president aldolfo carri n jr.

The green roofs tax abatement was restructured and reauthorized last year with the goal of catalyzing the development of green roofs across the city s 62 square miles of roof space. Depending on a building s structure food can be grown up there. It keeps buildings warmer in winter cooler in summer and it reduces energy consumption and heating electric bills. And obviously in parts of the south bronx there s not that much space for community gardens but one thing we can do as we install more green roofs is to think about these roofs as a place for gardens.

The bronx county courthouse opened its environmentally friendly green roof in mid september 2006. Bronx teacher steve ritz has scheduled his discovery high school students to install a state of the art green roof in east hampton long island this coming friday august 13th. These students are the youngest members of green living technologies installer certification program that graduated in march 2010. You know a rooftop is an undiscovered prairie.

The program has a 90 placement rate after four years of operation. Lombard for news habitat for humanity is breaking new ground unveiling its first ever green roof in the south bronx on wednesday. The city s parks department. To celebrate bronx week may 12 19 the bronx economic development corporation sponsored a green roofs tour.

Green roofs can extend a roof s lifespan by two or three times. Michael nixon from the development office was our worthy guide explaining the benefits of having a green roof. The 2 400 square foot carpet of flowering sedum plants atop.