Green a Roof, Cool a City

If there's nowhere else to put it, pile it right on top! That's the philosophy behind urban green roofs, which add much needed green space to otherwise uninviting city landscapes. This video takes us to two of New York's most impressive green roofs to find out how they can help cities cool off and clean up. At state of the art research station on the roof of Silvercup Studios in Queens, we talk to green roof specialist Leslie Hoffman about how a few plants can reduce water pollution, cool an "urban heat island" by 100 degrees, and improve air quality. And at the top of the Solaire in Manhattan, it's easy to feel cool while hanging out in their plush roof garden that adds beauty to functionality. These are some of the first green roofs in New York, and for the future the sky's the limit.

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• riverwired
• roofs
• garden

[iLOVENATURE2011]

it is really cool to have a green roof... its about time that we'll get more concerned to our depleting environment...

[GabStone70]

@timoth041191 t'as qu'à créér une version de youtube en français pauv'con!!

[N1CKF3D]

@snakemanmike Ah I see. When she said that I thought she was saying that the typical temperature anywhere in NYC mid-day in the summer was 185 degrees.

[snakemanmike]

@N1CKF3D Yes it is, at the surface of a black tar roof in the summer. I have worked on those roofs, and I believe it can get that hot on the roof when the air temp is about 90 F.

[timoth041191]

mon sujet de BTS ! putin vous faite chié de mettre des video en anglais bande de méga naz ! mais c'est vrai qu'a 40s la mef pass crème =D

[timoth041191]

mon sujet de BTS ! putin vous faite chié de mettre des video en anglais bande de méga naz !

[Kevinkim7]

that girl at 0:40 is soo hot

[N1CKF3D]

wait the typical is 185 degrees? wtf? nyc isn't that hot.

[spamdude060]

maintaince stopped me from having a green roof, saying it's a "fire hazard".

[slightlymooshed]

where are all the people?