- Applies to
- designer
- Work types
- new construction
Version 3 of the Toronto Green Standard as it applies to mid to high-rise residential and all non-residential development in Toronto, the sustainability requirements attachment for that building type. Air quality, energy efficiency, GHG and resilience, water balance, ecology and solid waste each carry numbered measures. Table 1 gives total energy use, thermal energy demand and greenhouse gas intensity targets by building type for Tiers 1 and 2; Table 2 gives the near zero emissions figures for Tiers 3 and 4.
What it covers
- Air Quality
- Low-Emission Transportation
- Cycling Infrastruture
- Pedestrian Infrastructure
- Urban Heat Island
- Energy Efficiency, GHG & Resilience
- Renewable Energy
- District Energy Systems
- Operational Systems
- Building Resilience
- Table 1: Building Energy Performance Requirements Tier 1 & 2
- Table 2: High Performance, Near Zero Emissions Requirements Tier 3 & 4
- Water Balance, Quality and Efficiency
- Water Efficiency
- Ecology
- Urban Forest: Increase Tree Canopy
- Natural Heritage
- Biodiversity in Landscapes
- Bird Collision Deterrence
- Light Pollution
- Solid Waste
- Building Reuse
- Construction Waste Management
- Sustainable Building Materials
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- Publisher
- City of Toronto
- Category
- Energy compliance
- Published under
- Toronto Green Standard Information Reports — the municipality's own heading
- Alias
- Attachment 2: Toronto Green Standard Version 3.0 for Mid to High-Rise Residential & All Non-Residential
- Instruments
- Ontario Building Code, SB-10, Division 3 (2017) · Green Roof Bylaw · CAGBC Zero Carbon Building Standard · LEED v4
- Building types
- mid to high-rise residential · non-residential
- Tags
toronto-green-standardversion-3mid-to-high-rise-residentialnon-residentialenergy-efficiency