Green Roof Conference Nyc

Green roofs in nyc tnc and partners have released the most comprehensive estimate of the footprint of green roofs in new york city.

Green roof conference nyc. Highlights of the conference include panel discussions at the end of each session workshops on the javits green roof and a panel featuring the mayors office of sustainability and ny assemblywoman nily rozic. Join our mailing list. The existing roof may not be capable of supporting an additional load. Installing a green roof or solar panel may add substantial weight to your roof.

Green roofs or rooftop solar panels add additional load to a roof and its support system. Held annually the state of green roofs in nyc is the only academic green roof conference in new york city that covers all recent science education and policy developments on green roofs. With more than 1 6 billion square feet of rooftops in new york city green roofs and solar panels can help reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Green roofs nyc is a resource to inform residents developers business owners and occupants about the benefits of green roofs and connect them with green roof resources including policy finance options and educational curriculum.

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. To ensure structural safety it s necessary to have a structural analysis verify that the roof and its support system are capable of supporting the added load without modification. Grhc develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic social and environmental benefits of green roofs green walls and other forms of living architecture through education advocacy professional development and celebrations of excellence. By kate frazer associate director new york marketing and communications.

Highlights of the conference include a panel of local scientists discussing green roof wildlife an analysis of the actual benefits of green roofs tours of the javits green roof a workshop on using green roofs for education a hands on field sampling workshop and discussion with policymakers of the recently updated and improved green roof tax abatement. Meet leading green roof scientists and educators and learn about new scientific discoveries curriculum and tax incentives. Green roofs solar panels.