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High Performance, Low Emissions New Construction

Published by City of Toronto

This is the City of Toronto’s document, as published on its website on 20 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Checklist
Published by: City of Toronto
Date: 2022
Also called: High Performance Checklist
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 6
Agencies: Environmental Planning Office
Submit to: sustainablecity@toronto.ca
Instruments: Toronto Green Standard Version 4 · OBC, SB-10, Division 3 (2017)

Overview

The Toronto Green Standard Version 4.0 checklist for high performance, low emissions new construction — the tier 2 and tier 3 companion to the version 4 statistics template, tied to the development charge refund. It records the tier targeted, the development type and the applicant and owner details, then a measure-by-measure grid: greenhouse gas intensity limits, TEUI and TEDI targets, embodied emissions assessments, refuge areas with back-up power, benchmarking, commissioning, air tightness testing, water efficient fixtures, climate positive landscape design and construction waste diversion.

What it covers

Instructions
Performance Level Targeted
Development Type
Eligibility
Property and Applicant Information
Tier 2 &3: Core (complete all fields)
Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Resilience
Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Low Rise Housing
Water & Ecology
Waste and the Circular Economy

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