Manhattan Convention Center Green Roof

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.

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. Meet the newest residents of the west side of manhattan. Javits convention center green roof is the most studied green roof in the city. 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.

11 2019 published 6 46 am edt jun. 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. 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. 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.

Javits convention center s green roof is home to birds bats and bees by roger clark published 6 46 am et jun. 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. 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.

Real estate environment birds nature share. 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. These newborn gulls have a penthouse pad on the green roof of the javits convention center.