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Green Roofs: Everything You Need to Know
From the simplest cave-like structures and sod roofs of ancient times to the expansive rooftop gardens seen today, green roofs have played a significant role in shaping architectural history. In essence, green roofs consist of layers of vegetation and waterproofing membranes installed on top of a building. Through this blog, we’ll introduce you to the fundamentals of green roof systems.
Mars Wrigley
Adaptive Green played a vital role in the transformation of IronSide Newark, ensuring the environment fosters a sense of well-being and productivity. Our work on Ironside Newark, home to Mars Wrigley, exemplifies this commitment by showcasing the significance of integrating green spaces where employees and community members can connect with nature. The building’s vibrant green […]
One Prospect Park West
At One Prospect Park West, we had the opportunity to undertake an ambitious project that blends intensive and extensive landscaping with historical preservation. Located at the corner of Prospect Park and Grand Army Plaza, this 1925 building is being enhanced with over 50 specimen trees, including a charming apple orchard. The design also features custom […]
MS-72 Department of Environmental Protection and Dormitory Authority
In this innovative project, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Dormitory Authority commissioned us to transform a middle school’s underused parking lot into a bioretention basin, or rain garden, designed to manage 122,000 gallons of stormwater per rainfall event. The renovation involved thousands of cubic yards of engineered bioretention media and stone. We also […]
Toll Brothers City Living: Tribeca
Adaptive Green was hired to implement the design validation of Toll Brothers City Living’s latest luxury condominiums in Tribeca, 91 Leonard and 77 Charlton. We implemented serval green infrastructure details such as intensive and extensive green roofs, interior fern gardens, permeable pavement, three-ton granite boulders, custom metal planters, 20-foot-high trellis, FSC-certified Ipe decking and planters, […]
Chrysler Building / Danish Consulate
Adaptive Green served as the landscape architect and builder for the Danish Consulate’s Chrysler Building location. We were tasked with the transformation of the Danish Consulate’s 11th-floor terrace in the Chrysler Building located in New York City. The design features an extensive modular green roof system, flexible green walls for added privacy, and an assortment […]
Webb Institute
At Adaptive Green, we served as the landscape designer and builder for the significant renovation and expansion of The Couch Academic Center at the Webb Institute. This project is distinguished by an American Hydrotech intensive green roof assembly, which includes permeable pavement, specimen trees, and a meticulously manicured lawn. Our new construction, crowned with a […]
United Nations Headquarters
Ahead of the 2019 Climate Action Summit, Adaptive Green collaborated with the United Nations to build an extensive 11,000 square feet green roof in honor of Mahatma Gandhi’s 100 birthday. Further, the UN’s actions bring further attention to the NYC Green New Deal, which requires green roofs, solar, or wind turbines on all new developments […]
New York City Fire Department Pilot Project
Adaptive Green was the landscape designer and builder of the first green roof at a New York City Fire Department station. The project is the first of the stated goal of converting all FDNY stations to become beacons of sustainability through green roofs, greywater management systems, and stormwater management techniques.