Toronto Green Roof Incentives

Businesses that take steps to reduce and manage their stormwater on site.

Toronto green roof incentives. 100 m2 for a green roof. Eco roof incentive program city of toronto. Pictured is a pallet of pre grown sedum trays being craned onto the roof where landscape crews are preparing for installation. Together we ll make toronto one of the greenest cities in the world.

The eco roof incentive program provides funding for existing buildings and new buildings not required to construct a green roof as part of the green roof bylaw. Toronto s eco roof incentive program encourages the installation of green roofs and cool roofs on existing and some new buildings through financial incentives. In addition applicants who want to construct a green roof on. Buildings must be located in the city of toronto.

The incentive program has provided funding for over 70 green roofs and 336 cool roofs since 2010. Property owners with green or cool roofs project. The eco roof incentive program provides incentive funding to green roof on new and existing residential commercial and institutional buildings in toronto that are not subject to the toronto green roof bylaw the current green roof incentive is 75 m 2. The impact of the green roof bylaw and eco roof incentive in toronto is significant.

Eco roof incentive program. Grants are available to support the installation of green roofs and cool roofs on residential homes. We deliver programs grants incentives and resources to engage the community in helping to transformto and accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Cool roofs reflect the sun s rays and reduce heat build up.

Toronto stormwater management incentive. Since 2009 the city s eco roof incentive program has helped fund the installation of more than250 green and cool roofs on buildings across the city. As of 2019 approximately 620 new green roof permits have been required under the bylaw totaling over 501 000 square meters of new green roof area. Eligible green roof projects will receive 75 square metre up to a maximum of 100 000.

2 to 5 m2 for a cool roof. Grants for green roofs and cool roofs grants are available to support the installation of green roofs and cool roofs on toronto homes and buildings. Welcome to live green toronto. The program offers 100 m 2 for green roof 1 projects and 2 5 m 2 for cool roof 2 projects.

Green roofs support the growth of vegetation and consists of a waterproofing membrane drainage layer organic growing medium soil and vegetation. Mathew hooker morrison hershfield currently the largest green roof in toronto is on the recently completed 181 million mcnicoll bus garage at kennedy road and mcnicoll avenue in the east end suburb of scarborough.