Green roof for Purchase College
Purchase College”™s commitment to become a more environmentally sensitive and sustainable campus will continue with the addition of a 24,000-square-foot “green” roof.
The college received $2.1 million from New York state for construction of the roof, part of $43 million in funding for innovative water quality projects statewide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The funds were awarded to 58 different projects through a new state initiative known as the Green Innovation Grant Program. Purchase was one of 15 recipients to share in $7.89 million in federal stimulus funding for clean and safe drinking water projects in the Hudson Valley region.
“We are honored that our proposal for the construction of a green roof that will decrease storm water runoff by 33 percent has been recognized under the governor”™s Green Innovation Program,” said Purchase College”™s President Thomas J. Schwarz. “We know that our entire region will benefit from this grant. This builds upon our initiatives in green buildings and policies including an early membership in the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment.”