Javits convention center green roof is the most studied green roof in the city.
Green roof jacob javits center.
The javits center is more than just a convention center.
The green roof the javits center s state of the art nearly 7 acre green roof can absorb up to seven million gallons of storm water run off annually while reducing heat gain throughout the building.
Cbs this morning recently featured the jacob javits convention center s environmentally friendly green roof.
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.
From april to october the javits center offers free tours of its 6 75 acre green roof one of the largest of its kind in the united states.
Named after the legendary and lifelong new yorker senator jacob k.
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.
Bruce fowle founder of fxfowle architects which is overseeing the javits center s top to bottom renovation calls the green roof the fifth facade of the convention giant.
But the installation of bird deterring glass cut fatalities by 90 percent and now a 6 75 acre rooftop has transformed the javits center into an avian haven.
On the javits center s rooftop 17 stories above the hustle and bustle of midtown manhattan lies a green space about the size of five football fields.
Javits this self sustaining new york icon has become a wildlife sanctuary a community partner and a nationwide nexus where the latest ideas in business and pop culture converge under one very green roof.
Since adding the new roof the javits center located in the hell.
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.