A long time staple of the Big Apple (News 
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According to Green Travel News, the luxury accommodation now encompasses a 16,000-square-foot green roof, complete with all types of trees and shrubs that have been transplanted from upstate New York. Created with the intention of keeping the hotel cooler during the summer months thus using less AC and energy, the roof will also help the city that never sleeps to get some much needed relief from the sweltering summer heat.
New York City, as well as most metropolises around the world, is plagued with the “Urban Heat Island Effect” which causes the surrounding area to become extremely hot due to the buildings and concrete encircling it.
Additionally, the hotel’s new combined heat and power system needs natural gas, which is must better for our planet overall, and cuts down on the usage of electricity and hot water, reducing the buildings carbon footprint by a dramatic 30 percent... Read More
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