Philadelphia Public Library Green Roof

The sun filled space glazed on all four sides with glass offers views of a lushly planted green roof.

Philadelphia public library green roof.

Central library s 75th anniversary collection the central library on philadelphia s beautiful benjamin franklin parkway was dedicated on june 2 1927. At 47 300 square feet the sloping green roof covers 70 of the building s roof surface making it the second largest in philadelphia and one of the largest in the state. The roof is both blue and green with the blue roof areas under the paved walking areas serving to accumulate water that s then directed into the planted green roof areas. On the fourth floor of the new charles library at temple university in philadelphia visitors will find an unexpected retreat that feels embedded in nature.

Of public property and mayor s office of sustainability for the city of philadelphia. Cira green is open. Get your application here and start planning your green roof today. The sun filled space glazed on all four sides with glass offers views of a lushly planted green roof.

The free library of philadelphia welcomes 6 million visitors to our 54 neighborhood libraries and the rosenbach each year. On the fourth floor of the new charles library at temple university in philadelphia visitors will find an unexpected retreat that feels embedded in nature. Free library of philadelphia building a community devoted to lifelong learning by advancing functional technological career financial cultural and civic literacy. The parkway central library green roof project was initiated by fredda lippes ra leed ap dept.

Seventy five years later it is a dynamic evolving destination where the world is at your fingertips and you can travel anywhere in time or place through books and multiple electronic media. Nutter cut a green ribbon and officially unveiled the parkway central library s new green roof demonstration project atop the four story 1927 beaux arts building. On september 29 2008 philadelphia mayor michael a. Website for the free library of philadelphia its programs resources and services.

The pop up beer garden on the roof of the free library of philadelphia s parkway central branch will return for the fall season. And it certainly isn t the last in philadelphia. The city of philadelphia still offers up to 100 000 in business tax credits for a green roof. Locations free library the free library is expanding available services at some locations including in building services and many programs continue to proceed virtually.