In America of car society, New York of the rare existence where public transportation such as streetcar and bus has advanced. At many cities, the car has become principal occurrence source of the greenhouse effect gas, but in New York where the high rise building crowds, as for approximately 80% of the warming gas evolution primary factor it is to be the building.

Then, New York which embarks on the green conversion strengthening step of the building. Even, so far, various measures such as roof afforestation plan and warming gas discharge regulation to the city barracks building were done, but this fall, “the NYC cool roof” program and the “green building training program”, announcing two building green conversion promotion steps anew. Those where the “green building training program” produces 1,000 green curators in 1 years. The building curator and the management patsy, receive training in 40 hours regarding energy improvement of efficiency and the cost reduction step etc which, accompany building management if the program is completed, are certified with the American [gurinbirudeingu] council and the building performance institute which certify LEED, as the green curator.

Already, the certification end green curator where the pilot program is started from the January this year, completes the program presently 40 names. Furthermore, 300 names completion schedule probably will put out to end of this year. And, the number in 1,000, it is to be goal of this program in 1 years. Another policy “NYC cool roof”. The roof 1,000,000 square feet New York city barracks building (the 92,900㎡) amount will be painted with the white paint, temperature of the building will be reduced with that, it is the attempt that the energy-saving effect will be increased.

Simply, it is the sufficient thing which paints the roof white, but if tropical day, roof surface temperature will go down Fahrenheit 60 degree (centigrade 16 degree), the degree of Fahrenheit 10~20 (the degree of centigrade 5~10) room temperature goes down probably will produce the room of the first floor. Because of that, when if necessity of air-conditioning decreases, the 1st floor builds and if the 50%th and 5 floor builds and as many as 10% energy efficiency rises, is. If this program is completed, temperature of New York city goes down Fahrenheit 1 degree. As for painting in this program, the volunteer. Therefore the place where by yourself live you probably will do environmental measure with by yourself, it is proper thing and, when raising the consciousness to environment of the citizen even, “participating” very important. If to that, the paint of the roof it paints, to the professional not to ask can do also the [te] boldly and, if the volunteer is utilized, there is a big effect even in cost reduction. You can call to the environmental measure which New York city insists, has the economic result exactly measure.

As a kickoff event of this campaign, inviting New York city, Al gore former vice-president. The roof 10,000 square feet of YMCA which is queen's
[ronguairandoshitei] (the 929㎡), the attempt which paints the white paint by the hand of the volunteers was done. It follows to the event, the roof 100,000 square feet of the building which is in Long Island city whose heat island phenomenon is higher than mean value of city (the 9,290㎡) developing the pilot program which paints amount white from 9/24 between 10/9. Climatic system research center of Colombian University observes the result, measures the energy-saving effect and the cost reduction effect, means that real project works after the next year.

Presently, as for the building which is constructed in city, what makes the roof white is required, but in New York where the old building is many, as for ratio of new construction minute 々 barrel ones. Of course, because using the old building carefully can remove the wastefulness when constructing that much it is to be good thing, but city has designated that 30% greenhouse effect gas reduction is achieved in 2030 as goal, because (plaNYC2030), and old building 85% the estimate which remains has come out with 2030 point in time, in order goal to be able to achieve with while the old object is left, it is the case that it started the latest project. Facing toward the goal ahead 20 years above, in order to protect terrestrial environment,
New York city which continues effort desperately. Tokyo and environmental effort is continued in the same way, but therefore the big city whose environmental load is high very, environmental measure probably will be that other than the world it has begun to appeal the fact that, to the city unusually is necessary, can call, New York and Tokyo. Many cities in the world can be touched off in such attempt, if environmental measure is done, can expect the big effect. If terrestrial environment is protected, from the place where by yourself live first. You apply to the Green manager program, it does, it participates in the painting volunteer, it does, us, being possible one by one, it is the expectation which certainly is many. News resource: NY city web size sight