It is really peaceful.
Jacob javits center green roof.
429 11th avenue new york ny 10001 212 216 2000.
Javits convention center of new york.
Home to 29 bird species five bat species and thousands of honey bees 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.
Birds on javits center s green roof cbs news eleven species of birds now call the roof home.
Green roof tours 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.
Register for a tour of the javits center s 6 75 acre green roof one of the largest of its kind in the united states.
The monumental conference center looming over manhattan s west side used to lure thousands of birds to their deaths via its giant glass windows.
The largest at ford motor company s river rouge plant which reached the milestone of its tenth anniversary in 2013 is also a xeroflor installation.
The javits center s state of the art nearly 7 acre green roof can absorb up to seven million gallons of storm water run off annually while reducing heat gain throughout the building.
There is noise but it sort of becomes white noise background noise elbin.
The javits center green roof installation was officially completed in october 2014 and measures 297 000 sf which is the second largest green roof on a single free standing building in the u s.
The javits center is now offering green roof tours to customers interested in taking advantage of experiencing the exciting new ecosystem on manhattan s west side.
As a result of all of our sustainable initiatives the facility s annual energy consumption has been reduced by 26.
Iaee honors barbara lampen.
But the installation of bird deterring glass cut fatalities by 90 percent and now a 6 75 acre rooftop has transformed the javits center into an avian haven.
Feels and operates better than ever before and as a result we are busier than ever before.
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.
Since 2014 26 bird species and five bat species have been identified on the 6 75 acre green roof the second largest of its kind in the united states.
