Check out NSE’s blog post on Syracuse Urban Properties. We provide a local pictorial perspective on the recent NRDC report “The Green Edge: How Commercial Property Investment in Green Infrastructure Creates Value.”
Construction was completed in late 2013 of the Erie-Bruce Corp. “Save the Rain” green infrastructure project. Natural Systems Engineering designed the bioretention area, rain garden, porous asphalt, and pervious pavers to not only achieve Onondaga County’s Save the Rain objectives with respect to combined sewer overflows (CSOs), but to mitigate drainage issues at the facility, and improve the aesthetics of the site.
Site view pre-construction:
Post-construction:
Construction was completed in late 2013 on a green infrastructure project funded by the Onondaga County Save the Rain program. The project was designed by Natural Systems Engineering for the Short Enterprises/Onondaga Commons team to manage more than 700,000 gal of stormwater runoff annually.
Health Clinic/Slocum Porous Asphalt.
Construction of a porous asphalt parking lot at the People’s AME Zion Church was completed in September 2013. The project is a green infrastructure project funded by Onondaga County’s Save the Rain Green Improvement Fund (GIF).
People’s AME Zion Church Porous Asphalt Lot
Lean-on-Me Porous Asphalt Lot
Porous asphalt construction underway at People’s AME Zion Church, Syracuse, New York
The green infrastructure construction is continuing at the Grace Episcopal Church located at 819 Madison St. in Syracuse NY. Today, August 5, 2013, the construction began on the rain garden portion of the project as pictured below. A grant from Onondaga County’s Save the Rain program is funding this construction to help mitigate stormwater runoff using green infrastructure. This program funds a variety of construction projects such as building green roofs, rain gardens, bioretention areas and porous pavement.
On August 1, 2013, the Save the Rain Green Improvement Fund (GIF) application for the Loew’s Building was submitted. This condominium building is located at 108 West Jefferson Street in downtown Syracuse, New York. The application proposes installing green infrastructure to manage the stormwater runoff by converting the current roof into an extensive green roof.
On July 29, 2013, the Save the Rain Green Improvement Fund (GIF) application for the Burnet Park Newstand was submitted. This business is located at located at 419 South Wilbur Avenue in Syracuse, New York. The application proposes installing green infrastructure to manage the stormwater runoff by converting the current parking lot into a porous asphalt lot. 
