Peco Green Roof Tour

The purpose of the peco green roof garden is to educate students and visitors including developers municipal officials and community residents about this environmentally friendly alternative to traditional roofing systems that is believed to provide greater energy efficiency improved stormwater management and reduction of pollutants in rainwater coming off the roof.

Peco green roof tour.

No it is not a roof that has been painted green it is a roof with plants growing on it. A view from the peco green roof looking towards the art museum. Your roof and the environment why green is the new black. Action news reporter katherine scott got a tour and a lesson on how the green roof on the eighth floor of the peco building stays green when the temperatures soar.

These planted roofs are beneficial in many ways from stormwater management and reduction of a building s energy usage to cleaning. Hunter legerton at tedxcharleston duration. Peco green roof tour enjoy the 45 000 square feet of vegetation on the roof of peco s building at 23rd and market street. Guided maps of sustainability initiatives at temple university.

Enjoy a virtual tour of the peco green roof. Totaling over 45 000 square feet it is the largest green roof on an existing building in philadelphia. Peco green roof sustainability tour with pennsylvania horticultural society phs event date. Tedx talks recommended for you.

Says denis o brien the company s president and ceo as a major business in the region being environmentally responsible is not just a nice thing to do it s the right thing. Participants must be 18 years or older. Tuesday april 25 2017 9 45am to 11 00am. In partnership with the pennsylvania horticultural society phs peco co sponsors public green roof tours that attract architects developers and engineers intent on learning more about vegetated assemblies.

Join phs for a tour of the peco building in center city. Spotlight green campus tour. This green roof is one of our region s leading stormwater management features. What is a green roof.

Planted in 2008 the peco green roof is open for tours and visible to many neighboring office buildings making it an important educational and aesthetic feature. Unplugging your devices lowering your heat and smartly disposing of waste are a few ways to leave for break on sustainable note.