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Parks, School Yards, and Public Housing Recreation Areas with adjacent dark blue runoff flows should be considered for on site storm water retention programs, where street routed / storm drain runoff is diverted to swales to ease pollution overflows from the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) System. Private Backyards with high flow characteristics could receive tax abatements for capping yard drains and building on site storm water infiltration basins.
Rainwater Flows ranked by hypothetical area drained 74 - 241 242 - 572 573 - 2176
square feet of drainage catchment area
2177 - 8060 8061 - 169637
Gowanda Memorial Foundation
Because of our combined stormwater and sewage system, 288 million gallons of raw sewage end up in the Gowanus Canal each year because of heavy rains. What are sites the City and local residents should look at to help reduce the problem by better managing rain water? This work flow extracts vegetated tree cover from the 2004 aerials to explore how the permeability rating of City parks and school yards could be increased. The storm flow modeling is entirely hypothetical, as it assumes that neither buildings nor street drains obstruct runoff. It does however give an indication of historical runoff patterns and possible stormflow diversions that could be created, relative to potential storm water infiltration sites. The City needs to reduce use of street storm drains and eliminate CSOs. The key strategy is to increase the rainwater permeability of public and private properties so as to reduce sewage overflows. This map set up by Eymund Diegel, eymund@gmail.com, November 2010, and is part of a larger set being developed for local resident imputs into the City Planning PlaNYC Green Infrastructure process.It is for discussion and research purposes only.
Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn - PlaNYC Green Infrastructure Opportunities City Controlled Sites with Rain Water Retention Potential
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Gowanus Green - Hydrography / Stormwater Issues & Opportunities
AMARA RAIN GARDEN 439 SACKETT ST, BETWEEN HOYT AND BOND STREETS
GOWANUS CANAL WATERSHED, BROOKLYN
Eymund Diegel and Ligia Cravo purchased 439 Sackett Street, a row house adjacent to the Gowanus Canal, in 1997. It came with a back yard, which was regraded and planted to support better storm water and habitat management for the Gowanus Canal watershed urban ecosystem.
REDESIGNING FOR ON-SITE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT The natural Gowanus water level table in our backyard is about 15 feet lower than the water level in the backed up street sewer pipes. This was why we diverted runoff away from the street - where it had nowhere to run. As an interim measure, basement floor drains were capped to prevent backflow flooding. To reduce the amount of rainwater entering the sewer drains, we decided to divert roof drains to the back garden, and landscape the whole property to absorb 100% of rainwater falling on the site. This would help reduce the sewage backup problem for ourselves and our lower Sackett Street neighbors. The photos show the digging of trenches into the back garden for the installation of 4" diameter steel and perforated PVC pipes set on 12" beds of stone (sifted from the glacial moraine on site). Two 3 foot wide pits were dug 6 to 8 feet down until we reached Gowanus Beach,
Fall 2005 - Tree planting was designed to maximize privacy, urban climate cooling, and total root and tree canopy volume, effectively creating a shade garden. Some species used: Dogwood (Cornus florida), Linden (Tilia Cordata “Greenspire”) and Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora “Bracken’s Brown Beauty”)
During the process of replacing cracked sewer drain pipes, it became obvious that raw sewage would back up into the basement during major storm events. This was due to New York City having a combined sewage / storm water system, and faulty combined sewage overflow (CSO) outlets on the Bond-Lorraine Sewer Line. In theory, when sewer pipes are overwhelmed during storms, these CSO's discharge raw sewage into the canal instead of into basements,. However they don't really work, possibly due to a combination of tidal water pressures, sizing and maintenance issues. Basement flooding is a problem with many houses along the canal, with the worst affected having to install permanent pumps that redirect the sewage onto the street during heavy rains. The 20 by 100 feet 439 Sackett Street lot is occupied by an 1880's brick row house. The 20 by 45 feet back yard was dirt, the 20 by 20 feet front yard and sidewalk was concrete. At the time of purchase, 55% of the site was impervious, with rainwater draining into the city sewer system. After redesign, it now has 100 % on-site rainwater retention, with no runoff.
Summer 2004 - Amara digging trenches to divert water from the roof and the city sewer system to a french drain system in the center of a regraded yard. Note the root mats that have already developed. The yard had no trees whatsoever in 1997.
the historic sand bed that was adjacent to one of the historic streams that fed Mill Pond and the Gowanus marshes. The PVC pipe was connected to 24" square clay sewer pipe segments, with this hollow clay "box" then covered with a steel grid and concrete board. This was then covered with 3 to 4 feet of high quality garden soil, which was then planted with shrubs. 12 trees were planted on the site (evergreen magnolias, dogwoods, birch and linden) with their root meshes absorbing the rainwater now irrigating the site. Planting was selected to show off unique regional species (dogwoods, oak leaf hydrangeas), while welcoming immigrants - Chinese-American magnolias, Arab roses and gingkos. All garden paths and walls were made of glacial moraine stones, dug up during basement waterproofing, and hammered into place on a fine mud bed. On the front yard, all concrete was removed, and the basement wall was excavated to put in a 6 mil plastic pool liner to eliminate the existing problem of water seeping in through the front basement wall. This then allowed for putting high quality soil in the 20 foot by 10 foot front garden to plant a columnar magnolia tree and shrubs. To reduce rainwater runoff from our sidewalk, we asked the Parks Department to plant a Honey Locust tree, and we then doubled the size of the tree pit. As we wanted the sidewalk to slope to the tree pit, rather than the street storm swale, the sidewalk concrete was removed and replaced with blue stone, recycled from a neighbor's demolition, making sure to leave the joints uncaulked to maximize rainwater absorption into the tree pit. Summer 2005 - The french drain system is now covered with recycled soil from the Gowanus Nursery, and the famed cobbles that gave Cobble Hill it’s name. Our first attempt at a moss garden flopped miserably, as the moss created ideal habitats for yummy grubs, leading to late night moss shredding parties by local squirrels, despite the protective netting. The area is now blue stone and seosonal bulbs.
Spring 2007 - The City provided a Honey Locust (Gleditsia triancanthos) for the street planting. To avoid the “bonsai” growth stunting effect of the old standard tree pit size, we doubled the tree pit’s extent, curved it to accomodate pedestrian flows, and kept the recycled blue stone uncaulked, to maximize water to the root system. This also allows for easy resetting of slabs with root movement.
Some notes on sizing stuff to prevent rainwater flooding. Brooklyn gets about 46 inches of rain per year, and the Department of Environmental Protection defines heavy rainfall, when the most water gets dumped on your land, as being around 5.95” of rain in an hour (“a 5 year storm”). This meant that the worst case scenario of rain to expect for a typical brownstone (20 x 100 feet lot, with 100% of the lot being covered in concrete paving and a tar roof.) is about 83 cubic feet, or roughly the water contained in a small children's wading pool. Being on the glacial moraine that is typical of Brooklyn, 100% of that water can be naturally absorbed in the soil with no further investment. A good idea is to grade the backyard to slope away from the house, to avoid basement damp problems, and waterproof the basement walls. Gowanus properties built on the old historical wetland marsh soils (see historic flood zone map), will not have the same capacity to absorb water, as those further upslope, such as properties in Park slope and Cobble Hill. Even with the 19 feet on average of rubble that was dumped on the old Gowanus marshes, it may be necessary to increase the water absorption capacity of your back yard if your house is closer to the Canal. An easy way to do this is to dig a trench, using the removed soil to create a bowl shaped back yard. The trench is then filled with flat cinder blocks (those standard grey hollow concrete blocks available at Home Depot for $1.50) and covered again with top soil or pavers. This hollow space will give rainwater time to percolate to the roots of backyard trees, the rubble fill and the deeper aquifer. SOME IDEAS FOR REDUCING CANAL WATER POLLUTION
Spring 2007 - Bluestone slabs were sloped so that rainwater would run off to the tree area, rather than to the street storm swale. The curved edging is to experiment with eventual diversion of runoff from the sreet swale itself, by drilling through the joints of the granite curb, and routing water over a gravel tree pit edging canal. Because the first flush of street storm water is often polluted by salts and gasoline, this option is still being studied for it’s impact on soil quality.
REMOVE ALL CONCRETE AND USE UNCAULKED PAVERS, SLOPED TO PLANTING NOT STREET
TREES
GREEN ROOFS
BOWL RAIN GARDENS
RAIN BARRELS
Because of the improved waterproofing, the basement walls are now dry. The added trees make a massive difference for the cooling and privacy of the house and garden. However as more neighbors upslope have been paving over their backyards with concrete, and new construction reduces the amount of rain permeable land in the watershed, the sewer capacity issue will remain a problem. At this point the basement floor drain is sealed to prevent any backflow. It is hoped that once the Bond-Lorraine sewer line is upgraded, and more on-site rainwater retention practices are enforced through the PlaNYC Green Infrastructure Plan, we will be able to eliminate the problem. Future changes include the installation of a rainwater tank to collect our neighbor's roof runoff for shared dry weather irrigation. Overflow from this would feed the in ground irrigation system. There are also plans for installation of a sedum planted green roof, or a brown roof, which is left to naturally colonize with local Gowanus species. Local “weeds” are ultimately New York City's most sustainable storm water retention landscaping resource, already at work filtering water at no cost to the tax payer. Next time you feel like yanking that weed out of a sidewalk crack, stop - and think - what is green infrastructure ?
Eymund Diegel 439 Sackett St, Brooklyn , NY, USA 11231 tel. 1 718 596 1464 e-mail: eymund@gmail.com
DISCONNECT ALL YARD AND ROOF DRAINS FROM THE CITY SEWER SYSTEM BASEMENT FRENCH WATER DRAINS PROOFING
RAW SEWAGE & STORM WATER OVERFLOWS TO CANAL
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HEALTHIER HABITATS & A RECHARGED AQUIFER
Some Notes on Sponge Park siting. The best sites for larger scale “sponge parks”, bio-swales, and storm water retention cisterns are those that are outside of the blocks which are in historical flood zones, or where the old wetlands were. This is because a sponge that is thrown in a bathtub is well, just wet, and will not be as effective in keeping water out of our overloaded sewer system as strategically placed detention tanks and rain gardens in the less saturated blocks further upslope. The good news is that there is a strong historical correlation between sites that rainwater tended to run to and properties currently controlled by the City. The reason for this is that the old brook beds, being damp, were less desirable for residential development, and many ended up as City controlled parks, school playgrounds and public housing projects. This gives City agencies, such as the Department of Parks & Recreation and the Department of Education a unique opportunity to make their properties not just runoff free, but proactive participants in a larger Metropolitan Open Space System (MOSS) watershed system.
GOWANUS CANAL Total Watershed Drainage Area:
1,758 acres
Combined Sewer Contributory Area:
1,524 acres
Combined Sewer Contributory Impervious Area: 1,387 acres Opportunity Area for Source Controls:
888 acres
The goal is to manage stormwater from 10% of the impervious surfaces in the combined sewer contributory area. There are opportunities in 61% of the combined sewer contributory area. Opportunities in Combined Sewer Contributory Area
Acres
% of Watershed
100 32 449 0.1 12 285 152 19 22 28 24 213 888
7% 2% 31% 0.004% 1% 19% 10% 1% 2% 2% 2% 15% 61%
GOWANUS CANAL
New development/redevelopment Vacant lots Right-of-way Planned ROW Projects Commercial corridors Other streets Other sidewalks Multi-family residential complexes Commercial development with parking lots Schools Parks Other public properties TOTAL Wastewater Treatment Plant(s):
Red Hook and Owls Head
NYSDEC Classification(s):
Class SD – Fish Survival
Ecological Classification(s):
No Designation
Existing Water Uses:
Commercial Shipping and Barging, Recreational Boating
Shoreline Uses:
Commercial, Industrial, Municipal, Parkland and Open Space
Borough(s): Brooklyn Community District(s): 6
120,000
Median HH Income: $67,538 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000
20,000 0
92
Total Population
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
Minority Population
In Labor Force Below poverty level
PERFORMANCE AND COSTS
GOWANUS CANAL
Cost-Effective Grey Infrastructure Investments—Gowanus Pump Station Upgrade
CSO Volume Reduction (MG/yr)
Capital Cost ($M)
Capital Cost per Gallon
143
$115
$0.81
PLUS Reduced Flow
29
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32
$75
$2.33
PLUS Tide Gate Repair and Interceptor Cleaning Green Strategy Total Cost-Effective Grey Infrastructure Investments PLUS Potential Tanks, Tunnels & Expansions Grey Strategy Total
NA
NA
NA
204
$190
$0.93
143
$115
$0.81
NA
NA
NA
143
$115
$0.81
93
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
GOWANUS CANAL 94
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
OPPORTUNITIES
3%
3%
3%
5% 11%
6%
33%
GOWANUS CANAL
20%
7%
9%
95
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
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A
Corner of Clifton Pl and Bedford Av
Bk
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
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Quincy St btw Tompkins and Throop Aves
Bk
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
5
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Corner of Fulton and Essex Sts
Bk
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
Bk
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
Bk
Community garden rainwater harvesting system Community garden rainwater harvesting system
Hollenback Garden
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
New Visions Garden
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7
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Corner of Greene and Franklin Avenues Corner of Schenck Ave and Glenmore Ave
Costs
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
Y
Installation date
Bk
no
Designer/instal ler
Bergen St btw New York & Nostrand Avs
info@eco 718-858eatery.co 9500 m
To Correct, modify, or add to this document, contact: Franco Montalto: fmontalto@edesigndynamics.com
If monitored, what is monitored?
A
Habana Outpost
Able to be monitored?
2
David Liatti
Monitored?
Rainwater harvested from solar photovoltaic panels and used for irrigation and educational purposes
Owner email address
Borough Bk
Owner Name
Street Address 757 Fulton Street
Project Contact Name and Info.
Project Type A
Description
Reference ID 1
Owner Phone Number
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6/28/2005
$1,200
1100 Bergen Street Community Garden
summer 02
$
285.00
summer 03
$
750.00
summer 03
$
1,375.00
summer 03
$
565.00
Greene Acres
spring 04
$
1,225.00
Herbal Garden
summer 03
$
250.00
summer 03
$
1,120.00
summer 03
$
250.00
fall 03
$
1,250.00
Clifton Place Community Garden First Quincy Community Garden Fulton/Essex Community Garden
Water quality, rainfall, water level in tank
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Washington Ave btw Gates and Greene Aves
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Corner of Schenck Ave and Livonia Ave
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St. Marks Av btw Vanderbilt & Underhill Avs
Bk
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
Prospect Hts Community Farm
11
A
Glenmore Av btw Ashford & Cleveland Sts
Bk
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
PS 4 Paradise Garden
summer 03
$
800.00
12
A
McKibbin St btw Manhattan & Graham Avs
Bk
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
Sunshine Community Garden
summer 03
$
935.00
13
A
Corner of Schenck Ave and Livonia Ave
Bk
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
United Community Centers Garden
summer 03
$
1,560.00
fall 04
$
1,500.00
summer 03
$
1,335.00
summer 02
$
150.00
summer 02
$
175.00
summer 02
$
150.00
8 9
Bk Bk
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Carlton Avenue btw Fulton St and Greene Av
Bk
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
15
A
Clay Ave betw 169th and 170th Sts
Bx
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
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A
Eagle Ave betw E. 158th and E. 161st Sts
Bx
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
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A
Bx
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
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Bx
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
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Bx
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
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Bx
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
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Bx
Rainwater Harvesting system capturing roof runoff for irrigation of premises
Prospect Ave betw 181st and 182nd Sts E. 171st St. btw Park & Washington Avs Decatur Ave btw E 194th and E 195th Sts
2751 Grand Concourse
Yes
Yes
Brooklyn Bears Carlton Avenue Garden Claremont Community Garden El Batey Borincano Community Garden Garden of Happiness Jardin de la Familia Decatur Playground Sunset Garden (defunct)
Patrick Mangan
Fordham Bedford pmangan 718-367Housing @fbhcnet. 3200 Corporation org
summer 02
No
Yes
flow rate/emptying Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation, Emil time, quantity of Yedotwitz water used/saved
Key to Project Types: A= Rainwater harvesting and Reuse; B=Green Roof; C=Porous Pavements; D=Green Streets/Tree Pits; E=Other
10/1/2003
Designer/instal ler
Owner Phone Number
2662 Decatur Avenue (Sullivan Park)
Bx
Solar Powered Rainwater Harvesting System used to irrigate children's park
Patrick Mangan
23
A
2350 Webster Avenue
Bx
Rainwater Harvesting System for irrigation of planted space and green roof
Pat Logan
24
A
2668 Decatur Avenue
Bx
Greywater Reuse/Rainwater Harvesting System for use in flushing toliets, irrigation
Pat Logan
25
A
W 105th St btw Columbus & Manhattan Avs
M
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
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A
East 4th St betw Aves C and D
M
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
27
A
194 E. 3rd Street
M
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
Miracle Garden
28
A
E 114th St betw First and Pleasant Avs
M
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
Pleasant Park
29
A
1816-1822 Madison Ave. (118/119th St.s)
M
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
Fountain of Living Waters (defunct)
summer 02
30
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B 67th St btw Bch Channel Dr & Thursby Av
Q
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
God's Battalion Community Garden (defunct)
31
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Westervelt Av btw Egmont Pl & Curtis Pl
SI
Community garden rainwater harvesting system
Westervelt Community Garden
Rainwater harvesting system captures roof runoff and reuses it for toilet flushing, and green roof irrigation; 4.5" deep extensive green roof accessible to tenants of commercial building
Monitored?
Able to be monitored?
If monitored, what is monitored?
Installation date
Costs
Council on the Environment, Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation
10/1/2004
8000
Fordham Bedford 718-367- plogan@f Not yet Housing 3200 bhcnet.org Corporation
Yes
rainwater diverted from sewer, tap water replaced
eDesign Dynamics, OCV Architects
5/7/2007
Fordham Bedford 718-367- plogan@f Not yet Housing 3200 bhcnet.org Corporation
Yes
rainwater diverted from sewer, tap water replaced, use of gray water
eDesign Dynamics, OCV Architects
upcoming
Owner email address
flow rate/emptying time, quantity of water used/saved
Big Sue LLC
bigsuellc 718-857@verizon. 2717 net
no
Eymund Diegel
Eymund Diegel and Ligia Cravo
718-596- eymund@ 1464 gmail.com
no
(Multi-Family Residential)
bigsuellc 718-857@verizon. 2717 net
no
925 Bergen Street
Bk
33
A, C, D
439 Sackett Street
Bk
34
A, E
Hearst Towner
M
35
A, E, F
1 Bryant Park
M
36
A, E, F
7 World Trade Center
M
37
A,B
1024 Dean Street
Bk
38
B
2nd Street Residence
Bk
Extensive & Intensive Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 400 sq ft.; 1.5% grade; 8-inch intensive modules are planted with common garden vegetables, kitchen herbs, wildflowers, and some perennial flowers.
39
B
Bk
Rheingold Condominium building "Rheingold Gardens" - Extensive Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 2400 sq ft.; 1.5% grade
See John Shepley
40
B
Bk
Private Residence - Extensive Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 1000 sq ft.; 1.5% grade
see John Shepley
water conservation, rainwater harvesting and reuse, water exchange with adjacent property, and harvesting of steam and cooling coil condensate Extensive Green Roof; 4" deep extensive green roof on terrace accessible to top apartment; 2" deep extensive sloped green roof, not accessible; 2400 sq ft total; Three 55 gal. Drums collect rain water off the sloped green roof area and top roof area.
Yes
Susan Boyle
A, B
water conservation fixtures, rainwater harvesting and reuse, groundwater harvesting and reuse
Yes
Fordham Bedford pmangan 718-367Housing @fbhcnet. 3200 Corporation org
La Perla Community Garden Orchard Alley Community Garden
32
roof drains diverted to two, 3 foot diameter pits dug 6 and 8 feet down so as to intersect with underlying sand horizon in back garden; whole property landscaped to retain rainfall, excess impervious surfaces removed; tree pits installed in front water conservation fixtures, rainwater harvesting and reuse,
Owner Name
A
Description
22
Borough
Project Type
Street Address
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Reference ID
Project Contact Name and Info.
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summer 03
$
1,375.00
summer 02
$
90.00
spring 04
$
230.00
summer 03
$
265.00
summer 03
$
575.00
Y
Green roofs designed by Big Sue LLC. Rainwater harvesting and reuse system by eDesign Dynamics
5/20/2005
$14/sf for roof membrane and green roof installlation
Yes
Design/Build: Big Sue LLC Plant Supplier: Greenroof Plants/Emory Knoll Farms
9/9/2003
$14/sf for roof membrane and green roof installlation
Scott Frank, Partner Jaros Baum & Bolles Scott Frank, Partner Jaros Baum & Bolles
Susan Boyle
Private/ MultiFamily Residential)
Builder: Owner Modular Greenroof System: GreenGrid
Rheingold Gardens (NYC HPD?) Private (MultiFamily Residence)
Plant Supplier: Green Roof Plants/Emory Knoll Farms Installation: Big Sue, LLC. Plant Supplier: Green Roof Plants/Emory Knoll Farms Installation: Nancy Buivid,
Key to Project Types: A= Rainwater harvesting and Reuse; B=Green Roof; C=Porous Pavements; D=Green Streets/Tree Pits; E=Other
$13/sf for planted surface
6/27/2005
6/26/2005
Bx
42
B
1347 Bristow Street
Bx
43
B
Designer/instal ler
If monitored, what is monitored?
Able to be monitored?
Fall 2006]
Laura R. Jervis, 212-7216032 or Dan Drosin x214
W. Side Fed for Senior & Supp Housing
ljervis @wsfssh. org; ddrosin @wsfssh. org
Greener by Design; Suprema; Goshow Associates (architects)
Planted Spring 2006
Sr. Simone Ponnet, LLG (718Abraham House 292-9321)
srsimone @aol.com
david Piscuskas, (architect); Fort Cica Roofing
Planted Spring 2006
344-348 Willis Avenue
Bx
2000 sq. ft green roof as part of expansion
46
B
1231 Lafayette Ave
Bx
1500 sq. ft demonstration , comparison with demo cool roof
Majora Carter
Sustainable South Bronx
47
B
Bx
5,000 sq ft green roof on senior citizens center
Carmelo Saez
Hunts Point Multi Service Center
Kate Shackford
Bronx County Building
Bx
Bronx County Building: 10000 sq ft green roof
mcarter@ ssbx.org
Fall 2006
Fordham Bedford 718-367- plogan@f Housing Not yet 3200 bhcnet.org Corporation
B
2668 Decatur Avenue
Bx
Green Roof
Pat Logan
50
B
2241 Webster Avenue
Bx
Green Roof
Patrick Mangan
Fordham Bedford pmangan 718-367Housing @fbhcnet. 3200 Corporation org
Pat Logan
Fordham Bedford 718-367- plogan@f Housing 3200 bhcnet.org Corporation
Pat Logan
Fordham Bedford 718-367- plogan@f Housing 3200 bhcnet.org Corporation
Bx
Bx
Green Roof
Green Roof
planted fall 2006
kshackfor d@boedc. org
49
2285 Davidson Avenue
Monitored?
Owner email address
6/28/2005
Bx
B
B
$57/sf
Peter Gluck & Partners, architects; Green Grid
45
52
6/27/2005
kkearnsjor dan@hot mail.com
Bx
2350 Webster Avenue
runoff
Bronx Prep Charter School
851 Prospect Avenue
B
y
HPD project
B
51
n
Kristin Kearns Jordan, 718294-0841
44
B
Frnelson 718-367@stsimon 1251 school.org
2,500 sq. ft. green roof on newly constructed school building, to be used in school science curriculum as well
8000 square foot intensive green roof on complex for low income grandparents raising grandchildren
48
Owner Phone Number
Owner Name
Contact Info: St. Simon Stock St. Simon Stock RC Elementary School: Extensive (test/research) R.C. Elementary School 2195 Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 3500 sq ft.; Also a Green roof for The Archdiocese Valentine Avenue Bronx, NY, 500 sq. ft. roof as demonstration to Archdiocese for possible use on of New York 10457, Father Nelson A. other buildings Belizario, 718-367-1251
President & Waterproofing Consultant: Timothy M. Barrett, Barrett Company O Carmelite Friar: Father Nelson A Belizario, The Archdiocese of New York Ecological and Horticultural Engineering Consultant: Dr. Paul Mankiewicz, The GAIA Institute Ecological and Horticultural Engineering Consultant: Karen Argenti, The GAIA Institute Graduate Student: Jeanette Compton, Cornell University Roof Contractor: Tony Lado, Bulado Construction Greenroof System: Barrett Company
Costs
2195 Valentine Avenue
To Correct, modify, or add to this document, contact: Franco Montalto: fmontalto@edesigndynamics.com
Installation date
B
Description
Borough
Street Address
Project Type
Reference ID 41
Project Contact Name and Info.
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No
No
No
Green Roof services LLC
6/1/2006
Yes
Could monitor storm water runoff, surface temp., air temp., filtration
OCV Architects
upcoming
Yes (For health only)
Could monitor storm water runoff, surface temp., air temp., filtration
FBHC, Xeroflor, Earth Pledge, OCV (funded by BIEE)
6/1/2005
Yes
Could monitor storm water runoff, surface temp., air temp., filtration, impact on solar
Xeroflor, OCV, Solar Energy Systems
7/7/2007
Yes
Could monitor storm water runoff, surface Gaia, OCV Architects, Solar Energy Systems temp., air temp., filtration, impact on solar
Key to Project Types: A= Rainwater harvesting and Reuse; B=Green Roof; C=Porous Pavements; D=Green Streets/Tree Pits; E=Other
upcoming
47600
B
56
B
57
B
58
B
433 West End Avenue
The City College of New York 138th Street & Convent Avenue
146 W. 13th Street
Extensive Green Roof (test/research); Single Source Provider; 1% grade Theresa Genovese, Fox & Fowle Architects, 212. 627.1700, TGenovese@foxfowle.com, 22 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011 or Beth Krieger, Director of Communications, The Calhoun School, beth.krieger@calhoun.org;
6/27/2005
Steinman Hall, CCNY - Extensive Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 80 sq ft.; 1.5% grade
City College of New York (Educational)
M
West Village Private Residence - Semi-Extensive Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 1200 sq ft; 1% grade
Private (Single Family Residence)
M
City & Country School - Extensive Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 200 sq ft; 1.5% grade
Earth Pledge Foundation Kitchen Garden: Semi-Intensive (test/research) Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 700sq ft; 0% grade; the 3" to 12" of engineered soil mix consists of PermaTill or Stalite, an expanded slate aggregate, sand, and organic components. Herbs, such Earth Pledge Foundation is located at 122 East 38th as mint, basil, tarragon, catmint, thyme, rosemary and sage, and select vegetables like squash, lettuces, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, and Street, New York, NY 10016; eggplant are grown atop the Earth Pledge greenroof's Rooftop Kitchen 212.725.6611; Fax: Garden. Interplanted flowers of lavender, bee balm, verbena, and 212.725.6774 daylilies add color to the 700 square foot garden. A cold-processed fish waste emulsion is applied monthly, and a drip irrigation system is used during periods of drought.
City & Country School 212242-7802
M
60
B
601 West 57th
M
The Helenda
(212)262-6500
61
B
211 North End Avenue
M
The Verdesian
212-227--0222
62
B
641 6th Avenue
M
3000 sq ft green roof
(212) 477-0287
63
B
Staten Island Ferry Terminal
M
3/4 acre green roof
64
B
42-22 22nd Street, Long Island City
Q
Silvercup Studios: 35000 sq ft green roof
65
B
1306 Queens Plaza South, Long Island City
Q
Gratz Industries: 11000 sq ft green roof
Extensive Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 435 Sq Ft.; 1.5% Grade
Yes
Yes
continuous measurement of runoff, soil moisture temperature, with full service climate station on site as well
City & Country School
Earth Pledge Foundation
Modular Greenroof System: Green Roof Blocks Plant Supplier: Greenroof Plants/Emory Knoll Farms Greenroof System: American Hydrotech Floradrain Drainage: ZinCo Greenroof Plants: Emory Knoll Farms/ Green Roof Plants Growing Media: Laurel Valley Soils Media Installation: River Valley Organics Architect: Lawrence Tobe, Plant Supplier: Green Roof Plants/Emory Knoll Farms Greenroof System: GreenGrid
Greenroof System: American Hydrotech Director & Garden Designer: Leslie Hoffman, Earth Pledge
Sidney Fetner Associates The Albanese Group
6/27/2005
6/27/2005
6/24/2005
2006? 2006? Cook + Fox Architects
6/28/2005
6/27/2005 718.361.7774
Gratz
(Multi-Family Residential)
Key to Project Types: A= Rainwater harvesting and Reuse; B=Green Roof; C=Porous Pavements; D=Green Streets/Tree Pits; E=Other
Project Designer & Manager: Marie Viljoen, Holly, Wood and Vine, LTD Design Assistant: Natalie Cushman, Holly, Wood and Vine, LTD Senior Designer: Robert Mundell, Holly, Wood and Vine, LTD Plant Supplier: Glover Perennials
Costs
President: Bruce Fowle, Fox & Fowle Architects P.C. Structural Engineer: Anastos Engineering Construction Manager: FJ Sciame Roofing Contractor: Eagle Landscape Contractor: Town and Garden Greenroof System: Roofscapes, Inc.
fmontalto1 @gmail.c om
Monitored?
The Calhoun School
NA
Owner email address
6/28/2005
Owner Phone Number
Modular Greenroof System: GreenGrid
M
149 East 38th Street
18th Street Residence
School of the Future
M
B
B
11/6/2007
Columbia University
Calhoun School Green Roof: Semi-Intensive Green Roof (test/research); 2500 sq ft.; 1.5% Grade, Total Size of “green roof” (including paver area, sedum area and grass area): +/- 2,500 sf; The ‘Turf System’ – “Grass” roof area = 1200 sf; The 6” System-Sedum roof area 200 sf;
59
66
Columbia University
Owner Name
Description
Borough M
Franco Montalto
Installation date
55
127 East 22nd Street
Experimental small scale green roof
Designer/instal ler
B
M
If monitored, what is monitored?
54
Pupin Hall, Columbia University
To Correct, modify, or add to this document, contact: Franco Montalto: fmontalto@edesigndynamics.com
Able to be monitored?
B
Street Address
Project Type
Reference ID 53
Project Contact Name and Info.
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(Commercial) Yellowbird (Commercial)
Plant Supplier: Emory Knoll Farms Design/Build: Mornhurst Gardens
6/27/2005 6/27/2005
Able to be monitored?
69
B
70
B,E
Queens Botanic Gardens
Q
green roof and waterless urinals/composting toilets
71
C
Metrotech Business Improvement District
Bk
Porous surface over structural soil
Ferguson (2005)
72
C
2662 Decatur Avenue (Sullivan Park)
Bx
95% porous children's park
Patrick Mangan
Fordham Bedford pmangan 718-367Housing @fbhcnet. 3200 Corporation org
No
Yes
runoff diverted
OCV Architects, Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation, Gametime
June-August 2002
73
C
2350 Webster Avenue
Bx
Porous safety surfacing for playground
Pat Logan
Fordham Bedford 718-367- plogan@f Housing 3200 bhcnet.org Corporation
No
Yes
runoff diverted
OCV Architects, Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation, Kompan
4/7/2007
74
C
Residential driveway in (Garden City)
LI
1" open-graded crushed stone driveway over sandy aquifer
Ferguson (2005)
75
C
Pier A Park (Hoboken)
NJ
5.1 acre park with porous surfaces including 18 inches of structural soil under lawn areas; 48 inches of structural soil under trees; porous paver walkway
Ferguson (2005)
76
C
Office parking (Medford)
NJ
Parking lot serving historic town center. Travel lane conventional asphalt. Parking stalls open-graded crushed stone
Ferguson (2005)
77
C
Cardinal Ridge, (Medford)
NJ
Community of 77 residential homes with porous (crushed stone) driveways; pervious patio decks; swales treating runoff from conventional street surfaces
Ferguson (2005)
78
C
Annsville Creek Paddlesports Center, (Cortland)
NYS
Ecoloc parking pavement on open-graded aggregate base, on reclaimed brownfield site
Ferguson (2005)
79
80
D
D
Hunt's Point Av and Lafayette Av, SW corner
Hunt's Point Av & Randall Av, SW corner
Bx
Bx
3'-0" excavation, gravel base, inward-pitching sidewalks, 1 trench drain planned for Summer '07
3'-0" excavation, gravel base, inward-pitching sidewalks, 1 trench drain planned for Summer '07
Metrotech BID
No
6/27/2005
Landscape Architect Henry Arnold
~1900
Landscape Architect Henry Arnold Township of Medford, NJ Landscape Architect Carter Van Dyke Hudson Highland State Park
No
DPR/Gree michael.m Beginnin DOT/maintained nstreets: eric@park g Spring by DPR 718.760.6 s.nyc.gov 2007 849
DPR/Gree michael.m Beginnin DOT/maintained nstreets: eric@park g Spring by DPR 718.760.6 s.nyc.gov 2007 849
Costs
See John Shepley
Yellowbird - Extensive Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 1400 sq ft; 1.5% grade
68
Installation date
B
Spring Street Green Roof - Extensive Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 5000 sq ft; 1.5% grade
Plant Supplier: Greenroof Plants/Emory Knoll Farms Plant Supplier: Greenroof Plants/Emory Knoll Farms
If monitored, what is monitored?
(Multi-Family Residential)
Monitored?
See John Shepley
Owner email address
Owner Name
Garfield Building - Extensive Green Roof; Single Source Provider; 500 sq ft; 1.5% grade
Owner Phone Number
Project Contact Name and Info.
B
Description
Project Type
67
Borough
Reference ID
Street Address
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Designer/instal ler
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Yes
NY State Park Dept
Yes
soil/water Ph, soil/water salinity, available water/soil saturation, nearby soils as control, total stormwater catchment
DPR Michael Meric / Dragonetti Bros. Landscaping
10/27/2005
Yes
soil/water Ph, soil/water salinity, available water/soil saturation, nearby soils as control, total stormwater catchment
DPR Michael Meric / Dragonetti Bros. Landscaping
10/27/2005
Key to Project Types: A= Rainwater harvesting and Reuse; B=Green Roof; C=Porous Pavements; D=Green Streets/Tree Pits; E=Other
$22,500 for porous surfacing - soil, gravel, rubber
Bx
3'-0" excavation, gravel base, inward-pitching sidewalks, 2 trench drains planned for Summer '07
82
D
90 Locations
Bx
Approximately 180 street trees planted
83
D
2620 Briggs Avenue
Bx
85% porous children's park
84
85
D
Amsterdam Av and 110th St, SW corner
M
D
Carmansville Plgd, Amsterdam Av b/w 151st & 152nd Sts, mid-block East side of
M
Yes
visual account of tree's health, measurement of age
FBHC, Dept. of Parks and Recreation
May-00 present
0
Patrick Mangan
Fordham Bedford pmangan 718-367Housing @fbhcnet. 3200 Corporation org
No
Yes
runoff diverted
CCAC Architectural Center, Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation
March-May 2007
$30,000 for porous surfacing - soil, gravel, rubber
Yes
soil/water Ph, soil/water salinity, available water/soil saturation, nearby soils as control, total stormwater catchment
DPR Jeff Keiter / Pizzirusso Bros. Landscaping
1/7/2006
Yes
soil/water Ph, soil/water salinity, available water/soil saturation, nearby soils as control, total stormwater catchment
DPR Jeff Keiter / Dragonetti Bros. Landscaping
5/31/2006
DPR/Gree jeff.keiter Beginnin DOT/maintained nstreets: @parks.n g Spring by DPR 718.760.6 yc.gov 2007 830
2'-6" excavation, gravel base, inward-pitching sidewalks, trench drain to catch catch basin overflow
DPR/Gree jeff.keiter Beginnin DOT/maintained nstreets: @parks.n g Spring by DPR 718.760.6 yc.gov 2007 830
3'-0" excavation, gravel base with layers of landscape fabric on top & bottom, inlets cut into granite block edging
E
437-39 East 114th Street
M
composting toilet
Hannah Riseley-White
E, A
The Freedom Tower
M
water conservation, rainwater harvesting and reuse
Skyscraper Museum
88
E, A, B, F
89
E, F
90
E, F
91
F
The Helena Goldman Sachs New World Headquarters
M
Randall's Island
M
M
Pleasant Park
Constructed wetland receives runoff from sports fields and roadways
9/5/2006
NYRP Landscape Architect: Balmori Associates, Inc. Design Architects: Cesar Pelli and Associates Greenroof System: American Hydrotech Developer: Russell Albanese
Extensive and intensive green roofs (9400 sq ft; 1.25% grade), Balmori Associates, Inc.: 820 blackwater treatment and reuse, rainwater harvesting and reuse, water Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10014; Tel: 212.431.9191; exchange with adjacent property water conservation and blackwater harvesting and reuse water conservation, water exchange with adjacent property, harvesting of steam and cooling coil condensate
DPR Jeff Keiter / Dragonetti Bros. Landscaping
Skyscraper Museum Skyscraper Museum Franco Montalto, fmontalto@edesigndynamics. com
Randall's Island Sports Foundation, NYCDPR
N
Y
Key to Project Types: A= Rainwater harvesting and Reuse; B=Green Roof; C=Porous Pavements; D=Green Streets/Tree Pits; E=Other
Louis Berger Group, eDesign Dynamics
6/25/2005
Costs
Yes
Installation date
Fordham Bedford pmangan 718-367Housing @fbhcnet. 3200 Corporation org
86
M
Designer/instal ler
Patrick Mangan
Monitored?
Yes
Owner email address
DPR/Gree jeff.keiter Beginnin DOT/maintained nstreets: @parks.n g Spring by DPR 718.760.6 yc.gov 2007 830
soil/water Ph, soil/water salinity, available water/soil saturation, nearby soils as control, total stormwater catchment
87
The Solaire
Owner Phone Number
If monitored, what is monitored?
Lafayette Av, Drake St, & Edgewater Rd, SW corner
To Correct, modify, or add to this document, contact: Franco Montalto: fmontalto@edesigndynamics.com
Able to be monitored?
D
Owner Name
Description
Borough
Street Address
Project Type
Reference ID 81
Project Contact Name and Info.
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