Manhattan Convention Center Green Roof

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.

Manhattan convention center green roof.

In the spring and summer of 2014 11 species of birds for a total of 524 were spotted on the javits center green roof during a study conducted by the audubon society and fordham university. Excerpt from project profile. Meet the newest residents of the west side of manhattan. The jacob javits convention center is a major convention center on 11th avenue between 34th and 38th streets on the west side manhattan new york city.

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. 11 2019 published 6 46 am edt jun. These newborn gulls have a penthouse pad on the green roof of the javits convention center. Javits convention center s green roof is home to birds bats and bees by roger clark published 6 46 am et jun.

Join us for a members only tour of the second largest green roof in the united states led by the project architect on the javits center renovation. The camera in real time shows a view of the green roof of the center and the skyscrapers of manhattan. Real estate environment birds nature share. Javits convention center is new york city s largest venue for conventions trade shows and special events with 840 000 gross square feet of exhibit space and its massive 297 000 square foot green roof.

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. We have 29 species of birds and now we have over 148 seagull nests which all contain two to three eggs per nest said richard brown chief engineer of the javits center. The javits center s green roof was installed a few years later as part of a 463 million project that was part face lift part green roof sustainability project.