Us Coast Guard Green Roof

Green roofs at gsa.

Us coast guard green roof. Gsa which currently maintains nearly 2 million square feet of green roofs has a long history of constructing and maintaining. July 29 2013 dhs opens new headquarters on st. D us 5 america s enduring maritime interests its reliance on the seas for commerce sustenance and defense have changed little. After successfully navigating a range of challenges and opportunities the u s.

General services administration results can be as unexpected as the complex built in 2013 for the u s. When the property owner is the u s. The uscg hq green roof is the second largest in the us and the third largest in the world. Construction of the 500 000 square foot vegetative roof on the new headquarters of the u s.

Well designed engineered and maintained green roofs provide multiple environmental social economic and aesthetic benefits. Completed in 2016 the us coast guard headquarters features several construction and operating measures in accordance with leed v2 2 gold certification including an over 400 000 square feet of green roof with sempergreen sedum mats used for storm water management and energy efficiency which forms the second largest green roof system in the nation. Green roofs make the structure disappear when seen from above. Contractor construction manager.

Elizabeth s west campus washington dc. Coast guard in washington d c required coordinating 400 000 individual plants 2 acres of sedum sod 3 miles of paver paths and 10 000 cubic yards of soil. Coast guard headquarters vra epitomizes the convergence of aesthetics and performance and is recognizedas one of the largest green roofs in the world according to the landscape performance foundation the headquarters vegetative roof retains up to 424 000 gallons of rainwater. Elizabeths campus press release from the u s.

Simply put people do green things in order to achieve sustainability. Forces of the united states the coast guard exists to defend and preserve the united states as a free. February 7 2014 coast guard headquarters is striking surprising and sustainable by kim a. The green roof terraces are a gravity based system that move water from the higher terraces to a lower ones and then into the pond that the system operates in such a seamless way and also doubles as public space for the coast guard officers operating the facility is a testament to the depth of the design.

The first phase of the department of homeland security s consolidation project the coast guard s new site slopes down 115 feet the building stepping downhill toward the potomac river. Clark construction tishman aecom. Green roofs also known as vegetated roofs or living roofs are ballasted roofs consisting of a waterproofing membrane growing medium soil and vegetation plants overlying a traditional roof. November 26 2018 douglas a.

Each green roof reflects local eco region. Upon construction the building s green roof became the largest in the country. Us coast guard headquarters. Coast guard goes green with vegetative roof.

Munro coast guard headquarters boasts one of world s largest green roofs by tiffany coppock in roofing magazine.