Phase 1 was thus the $21 million refurbishment of the outside of the building, the roof and some infrastructure.
The first phase of the renovation replaced the seats, scoreboard, infrastructure and roof of the facility last year.
"Schools have custodians to maintain the physical infrastructure, like roofs, boilers, locks and windows," Mr. Rasiej said, "but no one to look after the information infrastructure".
The Bloomberg administration is also encouraging investment in environmentally friendly infrastructure, like roofs with plantings and porous pavement for parking lots, to capture and retain storm water before it reaches the sewer system and overloads it, Mr. Strickland said.
Still others, including New York, have embraced "green infrastructure" — green roofs, porous pavements and so-called bioswales, or planted ditches that filter contaminants — to reduce the amount, speed and toxicity of water drainage after a storm.
In this study two remote sensing technologies have been integrated, to estimate solar radiation on building roofs along two major infrastructure routes in Sydney.
Along with other forms of green infrastructure, green roofs are recognised as valuable technologies for alleviating the environmental impacts of urbanisation and restoring ecosystem services, which include potable water, clean air, crop pollination, and social well-being, among others (CBD, 2012; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005a).
There, they could install much of the infrastructure on the roof, allowing for maximum use of the floor space, said Stephen Kaminsky, the initiative's director of protein and analytical chemistry.
In Toronto, for instance, MaRS Discovery District provides critical startup and innovation infrastructure under one roof (Disclaimer: JLABS is a resident and partner of MaRS).
And these buildings often require substantial investment, not the least in putting in new roofs, boilers and similar expensive infrastructure.
