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Millions Visit This Elevated Railway Park


Highline Park Grasses

Manhattan's HighLine Park's pathway system was designed to reduce storm water runoff and to reduce the amount of water brought in for the plants. The paths are made of open-jointed concrete planks allowing rain water to drain between planks and into adjacent planting beds. Strategic location of the drains at low points in the planting beds maximizes water flow through the beds, reducing the amount of runoff.  ©2012 The City Project




HighLine Park Reclaims Rail Line (NYC, USA)

The HighLine is a mile-and-a-half-long project that reclaims an old, elevated rail line into a 1.45-mile urban pedestrian park on Manhattan’s West Side, visited annually by millions of people. The HighLine was built in New York City in the 1930s, ...more


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Design Advisor MIT (USA)

Architects and Building Designers can use computer modeling to improve indoor comfort and energy performance of conceptual building designs. But ...more


Fuel Comparison Calculator

This calculator provides a quick way to compare the cost and CO2 emissions for various fuels. The calculator estimates the cost and CO2 emissions ...more


Energy Gauge

EnergyGauge is a family of user-friendly PC software tools that allow simple yet detailed performance-based analysis of building energy use and ...more


R-Values Table for Materials

Chart of all materials types, their thickness and R-value

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Earl Energy (USA)

Earl Energy delivers innovative, reliable, off-grid power solutions to industrial customers. We integrate high performance renewable power ...more


Highline Park (NYC)

The High Line is a public park built on an historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. It is owned by ...more


Highline Park Design Video

A four-minute fly-through animation of the design for Sections 1 and 2. The video was made possible by the Trust for Architectural Easements, and ...more


Highline Park Architect Walk Through Video

The elevated 1930s railroad track in New York City has been transformed into an innovative and contemporary public park. TIME's Richard Lacayo ...more


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