We took a field trip to the largest green roof in New York City. Then we imagined what the city could be like if all of its roof space was green.
Note: A previous version of this video incorrectly thanked the Audubon Society. We meant to thank the NYC Audubon Society.
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better option
glass the cities
0:06 Hahahaha Javits Center glass STILL INTACT because Hillary was a racist, islamist terrorist apologist, limousine liberal, misandrist, middle class hating bigot!
This makes me happy and hopeful
It is so easy care about this kind of bullshit when you are rich… Or when you want the Government to pay for it. You little douchebags should give away 10% of your income, the same way Christians do, and pay for all the crap you believe in.
l concur
$3 million in savings, but how much did it cost to put into place?
I like the idea. What would be cool is to see what it would look like in a CGI fly over. Although, one problem that could happen is with molds., I think that this potential problem should be considered and counter measures should be developed before it becomes an actual problem. I like how that duck looked so happy while inspecting the anomaly of a green roof.
This is dope
Are there structural changes necessary for most green roofs? the weight of the soil, plants and especially holding the water that was initially designed to just run off seems significant.