I'm not trying to brag or anything, but my apartment building has a roof. Yeah, that's right: a roof, right on top of the building. I'll take your high-fives at the end of the post, thanks. Anyway, it's pretty much like any other roof -- keeps the weather out of the interior of the building, mostly tar paper, a few crappy pavers surrounded by planters and a strongly-worded sign from the co-op board reminding residents that leaving the paver-ed area is strictly verboten. Look, it's not a very cool building -- and don't get me started on the inefficient windows in the bedroom -- but I figure that our roof isn't appreciably less cool than most others in the city. Which means that they're less cool by a factor of a thousand than the two new demonstration roofs that recently went on display. The roofs are a collaboration between Town & Gardens landscapers and greenscreen green walls and to say that they are cooler than my roof (or probably yours) is a dramatic understatement.
There's admittedly not a whole lot of here, here -- just a pair of roofs, one across from Katz's Deli on the Lower East Side, the other in midtown, with really excellent landscaping and design. Oh, and there are a bunch of nice pictures of them, here. The press release has more on the specific builds and design requirements, but I kind of blacked out with envy while reading about the East Village/LES roof -- which features a bunch of green walls built to provide privacy for the owners' hot tub, while presumably also not blocking the very awesome smells that emanate from Katz's at all times. I am really glad that the owners of that private home got all that sorted out, and I am really sad that I do not live in that home. Instead, I live in one that restricts roof use to like 15 square feet and threatens to deport me (how? where?) if I wander off that area. I'm digressing.
Anyway. Anyway, we'll get back to serious news-you-can-use stuff soon enough, but after spending most of last week in serious discussion of city politics and policy, I thought maybe a little photo break was in order.
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Thinking of NYC as being
Thinking of NYC as being green seems hard to believe, but small steps like this over time will make a huge difference!
Two New Great Green Roofs
as long as David is willing to immediately at the start of the project to pay the increased cost(his and any increase for his neighbors) we need for a competitive return we will green his roof and let him have access to it all at any time. I am sure that the board is sitting around trying to figure out how to make it less appealing to live there and nefariously hurt him and his neighbors. The two roofs are great, the comments about his building are ridiculous. Spend your personal time and develop the budget and funding to do your roof and contribute beyond your words David.
Thanks!
Good advice, Anonymous. Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment. See you at the next board meeting!
Superb Page
Top Page! Carry on the top work!
Harmony
I love seeing progress and environmentalism working together to produce the desired result.
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