{"id":2087,"date":"2013-11-10T19:27:04","date_gmt":"2013-11-10T11:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2013-12-16T19:31:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T11:31:10","slug":"osborne-associations-innovative-blue-and-green-roof-brings-urban-beekeeping-to-the-south-bronx-read-more-osborne-associations-innovative-blue-and-green-roof-brings-urban-beekeeping-to-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/osborne-associations-innovative-blue-and-green-roof-brings-urban-beekeeping-to-the-south-bronx-read-more-osborne-associations-innovative-blue-and-green-roof-brings-urban-beekeeping-to-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Osborne Association\u2019s Innovative Blue and Green Roof Brings Urban Beekeeping to the South Bronx Read more: Osborne Association’s Innovative Blue and Green Roof Brings Urban Beekeeping to the South Bronx | Inhabitat New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"
by\u00a0Lucy Wang<\/a>, 10\/11\/13<\/div>\n
filed under:\u00a0Bronx<\/a>,Infrastructure<\/a>,Sustainability Initiatives<\/a>,Water<\/a><\/div>\n

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The\u00a0NYC Department of Environmental Protection<\/a>\u00a0teamed up with the non-profit Osborne Association recently to unveil one of the nation\u2019s first integrated blue and green rooftop systems. Located in the\u00a0South Bronx<\/a>, this innovative green infrastructure system will manage over 100,000 gallons of stormwater a year, improve air quality, and even provide the perfect habitat for the Osborne\u2019s future urban beekeeping business.<\/p>\n

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Less expensive to install than a traditional\u00a0green roof<\/a>, the blue and green roof is a lighter, cost-effective alternative ideal for the city\u2019s older buildings, which might not be able to withstand the weight of a traditional green roof. Designed by\u00a0Hazen and Sawyer<\/a>, an environmental engineering firm, the blue-green roof manages stormwater through a two-pronged system. \u201cBlue\u201d detention trays first slow runoff velocity to reduce erosion potential and increase infiltration rates and then \u201cgreen\u201d trays containing soil and vegetation filter and absorb stormwater.<\/p>\n

In a typical NYC storm, the blue and green roof system is estimated to reduce runoff from the building\u2019s roof area by 32 percent. To confirm these estimates and better inform the design of future rooftop\u00a0stormwater management<\/a>\u00a0projects, monitoring equipment on the roof will measure the difference between the precipitation rate and the rate of runoff entering the sewer system.<\/p>\n

In addition to tackling the issue of sewer discharges through stormwater management, this innovative roof will improve air quality and reduce pollution inflows to the\u00a0East River<\/a>. The green roof will also insulate the building, reducing heating and cooling costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited about this project. With this blue and green roof, everybody wins,\u201d said Osborne Association Executive Director Elizabeth Gaynes. \u201cOur South Bronx community benefits from improved air and water quality; our social enterprise participants gain experience; and it allows us to start a new honey bee business.\u201d
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by\u00a0Lucy Wang, 10\/11\/13 filed under:\u00a0Bronx,Infrastructure,Sustainability Initiatives,Water The\u00a0NYC Department of Environmental Protection\u00a0teamed up with the non-profit Osborne Association recently to unveil one of the nation\u2019s first integrated blue and green rooftop systems. Located in the\u00a0South Bronx, this innovative green infrastructure system will manage over 100,000 gallons of stormwater a year, improve air quality, and even provide […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2087","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-blog","8":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2087"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2091,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087\/revisions\/2091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecobus.org.hk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}