{"id":2543,"date":"2013-04-22T09:31:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T13:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2013-04-22T09:31:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T13:31:08","slug":"this-is-what-facebooks-green-roof-will-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2013\/04\/22\/this-is-what-facebooks-green-roof-will-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is What Facebook\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Green Roof Will Look Like"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The company is building a giant addition to their headquarters, and a giant park to go along with it. That park just happens to be on the roof.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Like so many tech companies flush with cash, Facebook is expanding its headquarters in grand fashion&#8211;in this case, to a second campus that connects to the main one in Menlo Park, California. Architect Frank Gehry is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menlopark.org\/departments\/pln\/facebook\/plans\/presentations\/facebook_planning-commission_20120924_applicant-presentation.pdf\">designing the building<\/a> (Warning: That PDF takes a long time to load), which Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/facebook-menlo-park\/unveiling-our-campus-expansion\/408653002515369\">describes<\/a> as &#8220;a large, one room building that somewhat resembles a warehouse.&#8221; But we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not so much interested in the interior of this particular building than what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s on top of it: a giant green roof that spans most of the 433,555 square foot structure.<\/p>\n<p> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fastcoexist.com\/multisite_files\/coexist\/imagecache\/inline-large\/inline\/2013\/04\/1681876-inline-screen-shot-2013-04-18-at-101817-am.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s less a green roof than an entire park. It will include oak trees, a walking trail, furniture to lounge on&#8211;and like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbiz.com\/news\/2013\/03\/13\/google-incorporates-green-roofs-headquarters-expansion\">Google\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s planned green roof<\/a>, it will have kiosks and cafes, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenbiz.com\/news\/2013\/04\/02\/facebook-tops-new-headquarters-massive-green-roof\">Greenbiz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1681876\/this-is-what-facebooks-green-roof-will-look-like?partner=rss\">Read Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fastcompany.com.feedsportal.com\/c\/34823\/f\/647331\/s\/2b047636\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/twitter\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcoexist.com%2F1681876%2Fthis-is-what-facebooks-green-roof-will-look-like&amp;t=This+Is+What+Facebook%E2%80%99s+Green+Roof+Will+Look+Like\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/twitter.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/facebook\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcoexist.com%2F1681876%2Fthis-is-what-facebooks-green-roof-will-look-like&amp;t=This+Is+What+Facebook%E2%80%99s+Green+Roof+Will+Look+Like\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/facebook.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/linkedin\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcoexist.com%2F1681876%2Fthis-is-what-facebooks-green-roof-will-look-like&amp;t=This+Is+What+Facebook%E2%80%99s+Green+Roof+Will+Look+Like\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/linkedin.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/gplus\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcoexist.com%2F1681876%2Fthis-is-what-facebooks-green-roof-will-look-like&amp;t=This+Is+What+Facebook%E2%80%99s+Green+Roof+Will+Look+Like\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/googleplus.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/email\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastcoexist.com%2F1681876%2Fthis-is-what-facebooks-green-roof-will-look-like&amp;t=This+Is+What+Facebook%E2%80%99s+Green+Roof+Will+Look+Like\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/email.png?w=525\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/164016263118\/u\/49\/f\/647331\/c\/34823\/s\/2b047636\/kg\/342\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/164016263118\/u\/49\/f\/647331\/c\/34823\/s\/2b047636\/kg\/342\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/164016263118\/u\/49\/f\/647331\/c\/34823\/s\/2b047636\/kg\/342\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?a=-plpqoYtXWg:FHuY2Kf0aag:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?a=-plpqoYtXWg:FHuY2Kf0aag:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?i=-plpqoYtXWg:FHuY2Kf0aag:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?a=-plpqoYtXWg:FHuY2Kf0aag:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/fastcompany\/headlines?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/fastcompany\/headlines\/~4\/-plpqoYtXWg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>via Fast Company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1681876\/this-is-what-facebooks-green-roof-will-look-like?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29\">http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1681876\/this-is-what-facebooks-green-roof-will-look-like?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company is building a giant addition to their headquarters, and a giant park to go along with it. 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