Peco Green Roof Tour

Enjoy a virtual tour of the peco green roof.

Peco green roof tour.

Peco green roof tour enjoy the 45 000 square feet of vegetation on the roof of peco s building at 23rd and market street. Your roof and the environment why green is the new black. 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. 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.

Hunter legerton at tedxcharleston duration. These planted roofs are beneficial in many ways from stormwater management and reduction of a building s energy usage to cleaning. No it is not a roof that has been painted green it is a roof with plants growing on it. Tuesday april 25 2017 9 45am to 11 00am.

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. Totaling over 45 000 square feet it is the largest green roof on an existing building in philadelphia. Meet at security desk in lobby of peco building at 2301 market street at 9 50 a m. What is a green roof.

Tedx talks recommended for you. Unplugging your devices lowering your heat and smartly disposing of waste are a few ways to leave for break on sustainable note. This green roof is one of our region s leading stormwater management features. A view from the peco green roof looking towards the art museum.

Join phs for a tour of the peco building in center city. Participants must be 18 years or older. 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. Peco green roof sustainability tour with pennsylvania horticultural society phs event date.

Guided maps of sustainability initiatives at temple university. 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.