Welcome to the future of a sustainable NYC.Interior Foliage has just completed a very exciting project: The first green AND solar hot water roof in New York City, on our very own roof!
We wanted to show our clients how using a green roof/solar hot water system could be both aesthetically pleasing, while saving tons of money, every year.
We figured the best way to show people was to do it ourselves, first.
Let's do a tour of our new neighbors upstairs...
The Cacti
Don't steal their Daily News!Question: Cacti? In New York? I thought they were only in deserts!
Answer: While Cacti are prominently found in arid desert regions, the cacti featured on our roof are native to the New Jersey, Long Island Area.
Tough Guys.The plants on a green roof absorb heat, keeping the building cooler and reducing the need for air conditioning.
Our green roof is projected to save up to 30 percent of our summer cooling costs.
Our green roof will also absorb up to 85 percent of storm water runoff, releasing water slowly into the drainage system. Storm water runoff can overwhelm the City’s sewer system, and potentially cause untreated sewage to overflow into local waterways.
If every city had a green roof, you'd never hear about city beaches closing due to storm water runoff. Cleaner air, cleaner water, cleaner NYC.
The Quiet Heroes.
Each 10,000 square foot green roof can capture between 8,000 and 12,000 gallons of water in each storm, the evaporation of which will produce the equivalent of between a thousand and two thousand tons of air conditioning — enough heat removal to noticeably cool 10 acres of the city.
City Assistance:
Building owners in New York City who install green rooftops on at least 50 percent of available rooftop space can apply for a one-year property tax credit of up to $100,000, or $4.50 a square foot.
Part Two on Monday: The Solar Hot Water System.
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