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Green Renter: Green Roofs and the Urban Environment: Applications and Benefits. With Marni Horwitz, Alive Structures.
| March 9, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Defined simply, a green roof is what its name literally suggests it is: a roof that is partially or fully covered with green vegetation. However, the term actually encompasses a variety of different applications which, depending on design and scope, can afford property owners and whole communities a diverse mix of benefits such as increased energy conservation, habitat creation, local water quality improvement, and urban heat island mitigation.
In this discussion, local green roof designer and entrepreneur Marni Horwitz will make the case for green roofs in the New York City context, discuss the physical characteristics that distinguish different applications, provide local examples and review costs and available financial incentives.
Marni Horwitz is the founder of Alive Structures, a Long Island City-based green roof design firm.
