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.
Green roof bylaw.
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.
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.
Has taken a voluntary stance in support of this bylaw yesterday unveiling a new 704 square metre green roof atop of its head office building in toronto.
The requirement ranges from 20 60 of the available roof space of a building.
In 2016 the city of córdoba in argentina issued a bylaw that directed all rooftops new or existing of more than 1 300 square feet to be turned into green roofs.