Npr Javits Center Green Roof

Home to 26 bird species five bat species and thousands of honeybees the javits center green roof has become a sanctuary for wildlife all while helping to reduce energy consumption throughout the convention center on manhattan s west side.

Npr javits center green roof.

The business of the jacob javits center in new york city is business. But the roof hasn t always been green. Comprised of sedum and home to 29 bird species five bat species and thousands of honeybees the green roof has become a sanctuary for area wildlife while helping to reduce energy consumption throughout the convention center on manhattan s west side. It s in the middle of bustling manhattan on top of the javits convention center a behemoth of a building with a six block footprint.

Javits center s green roof tours register for a tour of the javits center s 6 75 acre green roof one of the largest of its kind in the united states. Join us for a members only tour of the second largest green roof in the united states led by the project architect on the javits center renovation. Then npr imagines what a city full of green roofs could be like. The javits center has roof tours and a live cam.

Npr visits the javits roof top to find out how it s improved the neighborhood and how it s saved the company three million dollars. Each year nearly 40 000 companies set up shop inside the 840 000 square feet of convention space and bring in nearly 2. Before 2014 it was totally barren. The largest at ford motor company s river rouge plant which reached the milestone of its tenth anniversary in 2013 is also a xeroflor installation.

Eagle street rooftop farm in brooklyn. We took a field trip to the largest green roof in new york city. This is the largest green roof in new york city. The javits center green roof installation was officially completed in october 2014 and measures 297 000 sf which is the second largest green roof on a single free standing building in the u s.