The idea of a green roof is so alien to me since we live in a small town with no skyscrapers. it’s absolutely amazing how y’all look like you’re in a real field but still have the skyscrapers poking around
Wow, Marni is amazing. What an inspiring video! Thanks for highlighting this Summer :) I reallyyy hope more buildings in the city invest in green roofs.
This is very impressive!!! By the way, at 1:34 you said, 'beauty and the beast', but most of the facilities she mentioned there, such as metal and plastic recycling facilities, sewage treatment plants, are also very important sustainability features. So that way, they are in harmony with the green roof.
So great you're visiting Singapore because NYC can learn a lot about managing green spaces in a dense urban center from the Singaporeans! Totally awesome seeing some of the hardest working plants in the world and the love being shown to our pollinators. 🐝 🐦✊😁
^^ yes - such a serene series. i hope to see NYC (and cities, overall) develop this throughout the years. i love the detailed coverage this episode discusses, specifically green roofs which as Summer mentions, is a whole ecosystem that affects the whole community. cheers from miami!
Hi Jessica, thanks for your thoughtful response. Glad you enjoyed this episode. Really enjoyed seeing the changes on the roof through the seasons; and showing off Marni's good work.
Very much looking forward to revisiting Singapore again. It's been 13 years since I've been there so it'll be cool to see the changes during that time, which I know have been dramatic!
This was awesome! Thanks!! I have become so interested in learning about how to make cities and urban areas more GREEN after living in South Korea. I'm from a pretty rural town/city in the States literally nicknamed 'Tree City', so when I moved to S.K and lived in their massive cement metropolises I felt so claustrophobic and the air pollution bothered me so badly. I loved the buzz of their cities but it always made me sad that they lived so separately from their amazing nature. Then I realized how many other places in the world are that way. So anyhoo here I am back in my lil green city enjoying the fresh air but wanting to learn how people are making sure we keep our world nature-friendly - this was so inspiring.
Nice tour. Was quite enjoyable to hear from someone who has been in this emerging area of landscaping for over ten years. I can appreciate her emphasis on using native species for all the usual reasons but also because on a rooftop you are, to a large degree, creating an environment from scratch. You can have greater control of the content and residents than many ground level landscapes. A rooftop garden may then become an experiment in environment creating. ~ I have added this video to a playlist on my ‘channel’ titled ‘Green Roofs, ....’ .
Thanks for viewing and your thoughtful response. I plan to visit more green roofs around the city, with a bit more emphasis on the habitat it creates for insects, birds and animals; as many of these roof tops are not accessible to people too. I can imagine a series of these can create interesting corridors and habitat for a certain sect of wildlife. Thanks for including the video on the channel too .
wonderful example of an improvement of such dreary industrial roofs. It does not always have to be built on it like a greenhouse! The main thing is a little more nature in the urban jungle and another, small contribution to the climate. 🌻🐝🌎 thank you summer!!! 👍🏻🌿🙏🏻
Being from NY, I used to say the same thing until I moved to CO. Being able to REALLY experience nature, I feel like NYC is now the last place on planet earth I would ever go back to.
I love Mami-nobody is talking about the mass extinction of our pollinators and insects. Lightning bugs used to come out every summer at dusk in South Texas. I really can't remember that last time I saw one-it's been at least two decades.
They really need to do greenscaping for roofs and asphalt in Atlanta. The urban heat island here is ridiculous in it's temperature contrast, new york at least has the ocean to moderate it a little bit.
Hey Vin, interesting to hear. Sounds like there needs to be some information exchange from landscape designers elsewhere. Or perhaps some city buy-in to the idea!
I truly love the idea of 'Roof Top Growing' (especially in an Industrial Zone), but I am also fascinated by expenses and waste to create materials for such a task! Ex: Let's buy an Eco car (that utilizes electricity/battery) for power. Sure the end result is clean, but as we all know from physics, there are loses in the conversion system to create that electricity, to begin with. So, if H2O fuel cell existed [or were allowed to ;-) ], Then perhaps it would be worthwhile... Or if sollar was stored effectively for later use, then I'd feel more comfortable, but no such luck yet.
I completely hear where you are coming from. I'll look out for lifecycle analysis studies that may be able to detail that. And I'm actually scheduling some visits with rooftops that have done much more quantifiable metrics. Some cities may have done such an analysis as well. Singapore is an example, for which I'm visiting soon. There are many other elements to look at as well, and not just energy / waste created; but also some (sometimes unquantifiable) elements like "habitat", "public outreach education", "community creation", etc. However, one thing I keep in mind is that this environment-the urban environment-is already so backwards from it's original "equilibrium" that adding elements back in that help prevent things like stormwater run-off, heat island effect, etc. may just be far more worthwhile in the long-run compared to the comparably short period of time to actually build it.
I would check flea markets, secondhand shops and the like. I often go to a secondhand shop called JUNK here that I get a lot of pots for $2.99 - $9.99. And flea markets are INCREDIBLE for cheap but good pots!
The idea of a green roof is so alien to me since we live in a small town with no skyscrapers. it’s absolutely amazing how y’all look like you’re in a real field but still have the skyscrapers poking around
It still feels alien here too! I wish it didn't feel so alien though. Then it would just be green everywhere!
Wow, Marni is amazing. What an inspiring video! Thanks for highlighting this Summer :) I reallyyy hope more buildings in the city invest in green roofs.
This is very impressive!!! By the way, at 1:34 you said, 'beauty and the beast', but most of the facilities she mentioned there, such as metal and plastic recycling facilities, sewage treatment plants, are also very important sustainability features. So that way, they are in harmony with the green roof.
So great you're visiting Singapore because NYC can learn a lot about managing green spaces in a dense urban center from the Singaporeans! Totally awesome seeing some of the hardest working plants in the world and the love being shown to our pollinators.
🐝 🐦✊😁
^^ yes - such a serene series. i hope to see NYC (and cities, overall) develop this throughout the years. i love the detailed coverage this episode discusses, specifically green roofs which as Summer mentions, is a whole ecosystem that affects the whole community. cheers from miami!
Hi Jessica, thanks for your thoughtful response. Glad you enjoyed this episode. Really enjoyed seeing the changes on the roof through the seasons; and showing off Marni's good work.
Very much looking forward to revisiting Singapore again. It's been 13 years since I've been there so it'll be cool to see the changes during that time, which I know have been dramatic!
@@summerrayneoakes wow 13 years. You are going to be so stoked! Really happy for you and completely excited to see your footage.
Oh this was so beautiful! Green roofs are just a no-brainer! Why NOT!
This was awesome! Thanks!! I have become so interested in learning about how to make cities and urban areas more GREEN after living in South Korea. I'm from a pretty rural town/city in the States literally nicknamed 'Tree City', so when I moved to S.K and lived in their massive cement metropolises I felt so claustrophobic and the air pollution bothered me so badly. I loved the buzz of their cities but it always made me sad that they lived so separately from their amazing nature. Then I realized how many other places in the world are that way. So anyhoo here I am back in my lil green city enjoying the fresh air but wanting to learn how people are making sure we keep our world nature-friendly - this was so inspiring.
What a beautiful roof top. Hard to believe it's in NYC. Thank you again.
You're most welcome. And yes, hard to believe it's in New York until you look at the industrial surroundings!
Interesting. Lots of different species up there. I saw Kippee walking around in the back round about 4:27 minutes into the video.
yes, the assistant on set never seems to sit still and always likes to make her cameo appearance one way or another! hehe.
One of the best episodes. Really good takes and editing. Those gardens are gorgeous.
Glad you enjoyed this one. Hoping to improve the quality of videos as I go.... Probably won't hit my stride until next year though! haha!
Nice tour. Was quite enjoyable to hear from someone who has been in this emerging area of landscaping for over ten years. I can appreciate her emphasis on using native species for all the usual reasons but also because on a rooftop you are, to a large degree, creating an environment from scratch. You can have greater control of the content and residents than many ground level landscapes. A rooftop garden may then become an experiment in environment creating. ~ I have added this video to a playlist on my ‘channel’ titled ‘Green Roofs, ....’ .
Thanks for viewing and your thoughtful response. I plan to visit more green roofs around the city, with a bit more emphasis on the habitat it creates for insects, birds and animals; as many of these roof tops are not accessible to people too. I can imagine a series of these can create interesting corridors and habitat for a certain sect of wildlife. Thanks for including the video on the channel too .
nice
One of my favorites!!!
Happy you liked it Ash. What was it about it that made it your fave? The subject topic? Do elaborate!
Inspirational! Bring nature to a city like New York!😍
wonderful example of an improvement of such dreary industrial roofs. It does not always have to be built on it like a greenhouse! The main thing is a little more nature in the urban jungle and another, small contribution to the climate. 🌻🐝🌎 thank you summer!!! 👍🏻🌿🙏🏻
Beautiful.
I love its wild, nature feeling but still not out-off-control!
exactly. A little unrestrained but highly collaborative. Just the way I like it!
This war a different story. Nice to see on of Salvia there and you mentioned feature of stem.
Another great video, like always. But Kippee singing along with the end tune really made my day. Sorry Summer :)
No apologies necessary. The bird steals the thunder all the time, and I'm fine with that!
Being from NY, I used to say the same thing until I moved to CO. Being able to REALLY experience nature, I feel like NYC is now the last place on planet earth I would ever go back to.
More Kippee! Loved the show. Thanks.
The bird's got the word!
Very interesting tour. Thanks for sharing:)))
you're welcome. Glad you enjoyed!
I love Mami-nobody is talking about the mass extinction of our pollinators and insects. Lightning bugs used to come out every summer at dusk in South Texas. I really can't remember that last time I saw one-it's been at least two decades.
great ideas..........
They really need to do greenscaping for roofs and asphalt in Atlanta. The urban heat island here is ridiculous in it's temperature contrast, new york at least has the ocean to moderate it a little bit.
Hey Vin, interesting to hear. Sounds like there needs to be some information exchange from landscape designers elsewhere. Or perhaps some city buy-in to the idea!
*Southern California really needs a bunch*
I truly love the idea of 'Roof Top Growing' (especially in an Industrial Zone), but I am also fascinated by expenses and waste to create materials for such a task! Ex: Let's buy an Eco car (that utilizes electricity/battery) for power. Sure the end result is clean, but as we all know from physics, there are loses in the conversion system to create that electricity, to begin with. So, if H2O fuel cell existed [or were allowed to ;-) ], Then perhaps it would be worthwhile... Or if sollar was stored effectively for later use, then I'd feel more comfortable, but no such luck yet.
I completely hear where you are coming from. I'll look out for lifecycle analysis studies that may be able to detail that. And I'm actually scheduling some visits with rooftops that have done much more quantifiable metrics. Some cities may have done such an analysis as well. Singapore is an example, for which I'm visiting soon.
There are many other elements to look at as well, and not just energy / waste created; but also some (sometimes unquantifiable) elements like "habitat", "public outreach education", "community creation", etc. However, one thing I keep in mind is that this environment-the urban environment-is already so backwards from it's original "equilibrium" that adding elements back in that help prevent things like stormwater run-off, heat island effect, etc. may just be far more worthwhile in the long-run compared to the comparably short period of time to actually build it.
I love this. In Texas, the electric companies will pay you to install and use solar. I hope it becomes available for everyone, if it’s not already.
Where do the plants get their nutrients? Is it hydroponically fed or does the cooked clay slowly release them?
I bet my life on it if every roof/wall would be build green, no climate, air, dessert, or water problems world wide.
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Kippee♡
Summer you're looking too exquisite ♥️
haha. I combed my hair this time. :)
Where do you find cool affordable pottery?
I would check flea markets, secondhand shops and the like. I often go to a secondhand shop called JUNK here that I get a lot of pots for $2.99 - $9.99. And flea markets are INCREDIBLE for cheap but good pots!
Please watch all about Q with Dan Duval on youtube.
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