Green Roofs

Green Roofs on the Faroe Islands

When it comes to the environmental issues I always find it funny that our ancestors practiced what we like to preach, unaware they would one day be part of a ‘movement’.  In Ireland where I am from, the thatched roof was a most efficient insulator against cold and rain.  The use of local water reeds also made the roofs locally sourced and sustainable.  Once used by the less well off, they are now distintly upmarket.

Adare village in Ireland where I got married.

A few years ago when we renovated our house in Brooklyn we planned on having a green roof.  At the time we were told we had to re-inforce the roof to carry the weight of a garden, so we did.  Maybe next Spring we will finally get around to planting.  In the meantime we found a company, Alive Structures who have installed roofs all over the area including the one above in Southampton.

Where can we find the most expensive green roof in the city?

That would be this private roof of a very lucky owner at One Jackson Square in the West Village.

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