Toronto Green Roof Statistics

The green roof bylaw sets out a graduated green roof requirement for new development or additions that are greater than 2 000 m in gross floor area.

Toronto green roof statistics.

Toronto city hall you can walk around this 35 000 square foot green roof on the podium at city hall. Tier 1 and 2 forms use free acrobat reader software to complete and save these fillable forms. Toronto green roof inc. Thanks to a 2010 bylaw mandating that new commercial and residential buildings in toronto reserve at least 20 percent of their roof space for vegetation toronto was recently recognized for having installed the most green roof area in north america.

Green roof production has grown significantly over the past decade. There are now 700 green roofs in the city according to toronto s planning department and the largest is on the recently completed 181 million mcnicoll bus garage at kennedy road and mcnicoll avenue in the east end suburb of scarborough. The requirement ranges from 20 60 of in 2009 toronto was the first city in north america to adopt a bylaw to require and govern the construction of green roofs. They will be built out over the next few years prior to 2010 133 green roofs were built in toronto more than 36 517m no applications have been received for variances or exemptions to the green roof bylaw.

85 000 sq m of green roof identified in site plan and rezoning applications. Provides green roof installation and maintenance services throughout southern ontario that offers both environmental and financial benefits in a growing real estate economy. In 2012 the north american green roof industry recorded 982 green roof projects which was a 24 increase from 2011. Green roofs bylaw approx.

The green roof bylaw sets out a graduated green roof requirement for new development or additions greater than 2 000 m gross floor area as well as governing the construction standards of green roofs. In fact we re up to about 500 living roofs. With a 115 increase in green roof production recorded from 2010 to 2011 alone. It s open all year long if you want to wander around in a lush green space above the city.

Checklist statistics template bird friendly design green roof statistics soil volume for tree planting high performance checklist toronto green standard checklists the tier 1 checklist is part of a complete application and must be submitted with your development application. The green roof statistics template is required to be submitted for site plan control applications where a green roof is required under the toronto municipal code chapter 492 green roofs.