http://inhabitat.com/2010/10/01/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-announces-green-roof-initiative/
New York City's mayor, Michael Bloomberg announced his initiative to create green roofs to capture rainwater and runoff and to make New York's waterways into recreational areas. The green roofs he is proposing would reduce runoff by up to 40% as well as save citizens and estimated $2.4billion in tax dollars over the next 20 years. The green roofs would be designed to capture at least an inch of rain and would reduce to need to update the current water system infrastructure which would cost $6.8 billion. The green roof plan could be accomplished at a fraction of that cost and would reduce citizens water bills. Not only would this plan help to reduce excess runoff but it would also help clean the city's air and reduce its emissions. Bloomberg has not yet released details on how many green roofs he plans to create or where they will be placed.
This is a really.. good idea. It's price efficient and in the end it's still going to save the people in the city a lot of money. New York has so many buildings to make this possible it could change the way other places around the country reduce runoff and save money.
ReplyDeleteI'm very interested, and i think its something that could catch on quick especially somewhere like New York. However i do wonder how much it would cost in the beginning? I mean its a good idea, and it'll save us money in the long run yet if its extremely expensive to start it will be much less likely to catch on with the current economic status.
ReplyDeleteHis is really cool. I think more buildings in more cities should take part in "greening" their roofs.
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