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Last Tuesday, Brooklyn Grange installed a passive green roof on the Tata Innovation Center (formerly known as the Bridge at Cornell Tech ) on the Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech campus.
Transforming your Tuesday with some Cornell Roosevelt Island flavor. SOUND ON. #bgbuilds @ https://t.co/wMbMLU5se8Brooklyn Grange (@BrooklynGrange) March 13, 2018
I asked:
Not quite. Just some passive green roofs to help manage storm water and reduce urban heat island effect. Always love working with forward-thinking, eco-conscious developers!Brooklyn Grange (@BrooklynGrange) March 13, 2018
The Tata Innvoation Center is:
“The Tata Innovation Center is the physical embodiment of what Cornell Tech is all about says @cornell_techs Dean Dan Huttenlocher. The Tata Innovation Center will bring different industries under one roof, and will spark new ideas that will create a better digital future. pic.twitter.com/563Vm8ybsmThe Bridge (@BridgeAtCornell) March 7, 2018
The convergence of industry and academia; the birthplace of the future of tech. Join the companies shaping whats next, along with @cornell_techs brightest minds, here at the Tata Innovation Center. https://t.co/fI1dBOqz0y pic.twitter.com/4NYy1vwruzThe Bridge (@BridgeAtCornell) March 8, 2018
Join @citi, @two_sigma and Ferrero here at The Bridge, now the Tata Innovation Center, where industry-leading innovation converges with the brightest minds at @cornell_tech. https://t.co/fI1dBOqz0y pic.twitter.com/T3Sv8rvfqmThe Bridge (@BridgeAtCornell) February 28, 2018
and has some fantastic rooftop views too.
Spring will be here soon, and with that, comes the opportunity for outdoor brainstorms to generate ideas as fresh as the Roosevelt Island air. Move your startup to the Tata Innovation Center. https://t.co/fI1dBOqz0y pic.twitter.com/wESEl5BDs0The Bridge (@BridgeAtCornell) March 5, 2018
More info on the Tata Innovation Center, Brooklyn Grange
and everything you want to know about Green Roofs from a Roosevelt Island tour of NYC Parks Department Randall’s Island facility Green Roof