- Applies to
- designer
- Work types
- new construction
- Building types
- low-rise residential
Version 3 of the Toronto Green Standard as it applies to low-rise residential development in Toronto, the counterpart to the version 3 mid to high-rise and non-residential attachment. Air quality, energy efficiency, GHG and resilience, water balance, ecology and solid waste each carry numbered measures across four tiers. Tier 1 building energy performance points at ENERGY STAR for New Homes version 17 or R-2000, and Tiers 3 and 4 name the CHBA Net Zero Home labelling program and Passive House standards.
What it covers
- Air Quality
- Pedestrian Infrastructure
- Urban Heat Island
- Energy Efficiency, GHG & Resilience
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy
- 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 3: Toronto Green Standard Version 3.0 for Low-Rise Residential
- Instruments
- ENERGY STAR for New Homes, version 17 · R-2000 · CHBA Net Zero Home labelling program · Passive House standards · LEED v4
- Tags
toronto-green-standardversion-3low-rise-residentialenergy-efficiencysustainability-standard