Green Roofs in NYC

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Comment by Judy Harper on September 23, 2009 at 8:42am

Green roof on New York Postal Processing Center.

Comment by Judy Harper on August 24, 2009 at 5:53pm

Green Rooftops in New York

Comment by Judy Harper on July 31, 2009 at 11:43am

Homeless Teens to Create 'Skyscraper Garden' Above New York City
by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York on 07.30.09 on Treehugger.com

Whenever it seems like there's a surplus of doom and gloom running through the headlines, you hear about a story like this: at-risk teenagers staying in Covenant House, a homeless shelter in New York City, have set about cultivating green roofs on skyscrapers around the city. Their goal is to create a citywide "skyscraper garden" across Manhattan. (Read More)

Comment by Judy Harper on July 28, 2009 at 6:15pm

Postal Service Unveils Large ‘Green’ Roof
By Jennifer 8. Lee AND Annemarie Conte
City Room, New York Times -- July 22, 2009, 5:20 pm

One of the largest “green” roofs in New York City was unveiled Wednesday by the United States Postal Service at its Morgan Processing and Distribution Center on Ninth Avenue, between 29th and 30th Streets. (Read More)

Comment by Judy Harper on May 23, 2009 at 12:10pm

U.S. Green Roof Industry Grows By 35 Percent in 2008
Wednesday, 20 May 2009 from Chloregy
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the green roof industry association, is pleased to announce the results from its Fourth Annual Industry Survey of Corporate Members that completed green roof projects in 2008. The survey indicates a U.S. growth rate of more than 35 percent over 2007, representing more than 3.1 million square feet installed in 2008. Read More.

Comment by Judy Harper on May 13, 2009 at 3:44pm

Tour: Green Roofs of Battery Park City

May 20th -- Presented by USBGC New York

Spring is finally here, what better time to check in on the green roofs of Battery Park City? Visit the thriving green roofs of the Riverhouse and the Verdesian while taking in view of the surrounding lush rooftops of the Tribeca Green and the Solaire.

A rare opportunity to hear from the experts involved in planning, designing and installing of these varied green roofs, you will learn about the role green roofs have in the nationally recognized Battery Park City Authority’s “Green Guidelines.”

Comment by Liz on April 24, 2009 at 3:48pm

Woops! Sorry Teagan and Katie... I posted the wrong event. Here's the one for tomorrow (similar topic)

http://www.meetup.com/nycpermaculture/calendar/10248356/

Comment by teagan blackburn on April 24, 2009 at 3:38pm

Are yousure this wasn't 2 weekends ago?

Comment by Liz on April 24, 2009 at 3:34pm

You're very welcome. Even if you can't stay for the whole thing, you'll meet some great people who can help get you started. And I'm sure they'll point you in the direction of some other helpful resources.

You're so lucky to have a space to grow things... Enjoy it!

Comment by katie on April 24, 2009 at 3:27pm

thanks Liz! i think i'm already signed up for that, but i have to start work halfway through the class or something (all these lovely classes are on the weekends, which is when i work -- gotta love the service industry, where we work when everyone else has off!). i think it'll be a good glimpse into a start. ;-)

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