As a New Yorker, I want to extend a huge thank you to the Sustainable South Bronx for their legislative victory!  With SSBx lobbying, Albany passed a $4.50/sq foot green roof tax abatement policy!

That translates into 25% of the cost of the green roof.  Why does this matter?  Jobs, food, efficiency –> an ecologically responsible, socially just and personally healthy society.

This highlights the for-profit company that has spun off from the SSBx and its green jobs training program, B.E.S.T. The company, Smart Roofs, LLC, is poised to establish itself as a leading provider of green roof installation with the new regulations in place.  We’re used to dirty energy companies re-writing the laws to improve business.  Lets not forget, we should be doing that too!