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Onondaga Tower Green Roof Completed

Construction of the Onondaga Tower Green (vegetated) roof was completed on September 14.  Irrigation to continue for 2 weeks to until cuttings are established.  Check back for updated photos next year!

Post-construction photograph of Onondaga Tower green roof

Post-construction photograph of Onondaga Tower green roof

Onondaga Tower Green Roof Begun!

Construction of the green (vegetated) roof at Onondaga Tower began on September 13, 2014.  The building is the former HSBC Bank Building, a 15-story combined parking and office building currently owned by CBD Development Corp.  The green roof is an approximately 5000 sq ft extensive vegetated roof funded by Onondaga County’s Save the Rain program.   The green roof was designed by Natural Systems Engineering.  Shaffer Building Services is performing the installation.  The photograph below shows the placement of the growing medium, into which sedum will be planted.

Vegetated Roof Growing Medium Placement

Vegetated Roof Growing Medium Placement

Third Phase of Onondaga Commons Green Infrastructure Begun September 2014!

Construction began this month on the “Gar Building” green infrastructure project located at 414-416 W. Onondaga Street, Syracuse.  This project involves converting a run down parking lot previously connected to the combined sewer to a porous asphalt installation with ornamental landscaping.  Shown below is the stone infiltration basin and the base course of porous asphalt being installed are shown below.

Gar Building infiltration basin looking southerly

Gar Building infiltration basin looking southerly

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Green Roof at Graham Millworks Well-Established at 1 Year!

After 1 year, the extensive green roof at Graham Millworks located at Richmond Avenue in Syracuse is well established.  The vegetated roof was planted in place in the Summer of 2013 using sedum plugs.  This aerial view was obtained from a nearby building in September 2014.  Green roof designed by Natural Systems Engineering, PLLC.  Plants and soil supplied by Motherplants, Ithaca, New York.

Aerial view from south of Graham Millworks. September 2014.

Aerial view from south of Graham Millworks. September 2014.

Checking in on Erie-Bruce Green Infrastructure after 1 Year

The Erie-Bruce Green Infrastructure project located at 2112 Erie Boulevard East in Syracuse consisted of porous asphalt, porous pavers, and two bioretention areas.  The site is characterized by sloping topography toward the office building, and clayey soils exhibiting low infiltration.  The green infrastructure installed not only achieved the Onondaga County Save the Rain program objectives for retention of stormwater on-site, but did so in a manner that actually alleviated the flooding that sometimes occurred in the building related to storm runoff.   Construction was completed in the Fall of 2013.  Photos are from late Summer 2014.IMG_0543

Porous asphalt (foreground) and porous pavers (background) at Erie Bruce Green Infrastructure project

Porous asphalt (foreground) and porous pavers (background) at Erie Bruce Green Infrastructure project

 

Onondaga Commons Former AAA Building Green Infrastructure Project Completed!

In August 2014 construction was completed on NSE’s latest green infrastructure project, located at 506 W. Onondaga Street, Syracuse.  The project consists of added greenspace and 15,300 sq ft of porous asphalt.  The project manages runoff from 17,220 sq ft of impervious surfaces effectively managing over 380,000 gal of stormwater annually.

View of Onondaga Commons, Former AAA Building Greenspace in Foreground with Porous Asphalt in Background

View of Onondaga Commons, Former AAA Building Greenspace in Foreground with Porous Asphalt in Background

Porous Pavement Construction Underway for Latest Phase of Onondaga Commons – Former AAA Building

Construction began this week on Onondaga Commons’ latest Save the Rain green infrastructure project, GIF #09.  The project consists of the replacement of 17,200 sq ft of formerly impervious surfaces with 15,300 sq ft of porous asphalt and 1900 sq ft of added greenspace.  The project will manage over 380,000 gal of stormwater annually.  Photograph is of the porous asphalt base following construction.

Porous Base at Former AAA

Porous Base at Former AAA

Natural Systems Engineering and Spectra Engineering Team wins County Green Design Contract!

On April 7, 2014, the team of Spectra Engineering (Syracuse, New York) and Natural Systems Engineering was notified of award for RFP No. 13-3330-002 – Green Project Design Professional Services for Onondaga County, New York.  The project will involve the design of “green streets” under the County’s award-winning “Save the Rain” program.

September 2011 "Save the Rain" newsletter.

Photo Credit: September 2011 Onondaga County “Save the Rain” newsletter.

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Onondaga Tower Extensive Green Roof Design Completed!

We completed the design for an extensive green roof for the Onondaga Tower building (former HSBC building) located in downtown Syracuse.  The project is currently being bid and construction is expected to begin this Spring!

New Green Roof Design Begun

Natural Systems Engineering has been retained by Zip Networks Inc. to design an extensive green roof for the former Inland Supply Building located on Wilkinson Street in Syracuse.  The structural evaluation and design services were initiated in March 2014.   Project completion scheduled for mid-Summer 2014.