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What is it? Toronto’s Largest Publicly Accessible Green Roof: The Green Podium Roof at City Hall. It is an extensive green roof with approximately 3,250 square metres of vegetation. Where is it? On the podium roof of Toronto’s City Hall in downtown Toronto, at 100 Queen Street West.
The document contains “best practices” in green roof design, provides designers and the public with additional information on the Toronto Green Roof Construction Standard and contains illustrations to assist with calculating required green roof coverage.
Metro Hall, 55 John St., 22nd Floor. Toronto, ON M5V 3C6. Email: sustainablecity@toronto.ca. The Green Roof Bylaw sets out a graduated green roof requirement for new development or additions greater than 2,000 m² gross floor area, as well as governing the construction standards of green roofs.
Approximately 36,000 sq.ft. of green roof composed of interlocking and gravel pathways with concrete and wooden benches now surrounds the twin towers, bringing the entire project to 150,000 sq.ft. Made up of 6′ x 4′ LiveRoof modules, the green roof includes grasses, sedums and perennials in a kaleidoscope of colours.
23 cze 2024 · Green roofs are now a basic building feature in Toronto; contributing to meeting the Toronto Green Standard (green building requirements); stormwater water management and vibrant outdoor amenity spaces all at the same time.
Toronto's Eco-Roof Incentive Program encourages the installation of green roofs and cool roofs on existing (and some new) buildings through financial incentives. The program offers $100/m 2 for green roof 1 projects and $2-5/m 2 for cool roof 2 projects.
The Green Roof Bylaw (which includes a Green Roof Construction Standard) and the parallel Eco-Roof Incentive Program are responsible for over 111,400 square meters of new green space, an estimated reduction in citywide temperature, and the widespread promotion of green roofs.
