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Sustainability Standards Crosswalk Summary Comparison Version 4.0 Toronto Green Standard (TGS) for New Mid to High-Rise Residential and Non-Residential Developments

Published by City of Toronto

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Toronto
Date: 2023
Also called: Sustainability Standards Crosswalk
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 14
Agencies: City Planning Division · Canada Green Building Council · Passive House Canada
Instruments: LEED v4/v4.1 Building Design and Construction (BD+C) · Zero Carbon Building – Design (ZCB-Design) standard v3 · Passive House standard · Toronto Green Standard version 4

Overview

The version 4 Toronto Green Standard crosswalk for new mid to high-rise residential and non-residential developments, the counterpart to the city-owned facilities crosswalk, comparing measures effective May 1, 2022 against LEED v4/v4.1 BD+C, the Zero Carbon Building design standard 3.0 and the Passive House standard. Where the city-owned crosswalk holds one LEED table, this one carries three — Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 — then Tables 4 and 5 set the carbon, energy and airtightness figures by building type.

What it covers

Purpose
Toronto Green Standard v4 for Mid-High Rise & Non-Residential Development
LEED v4 Building Design and Construction Rating System
Zero Carbon Building Standard
Passive House Standard
Overview of Similarities and Differences
LEED v4 BD+C Certification
Table 1: Comparison of LEED v4/v4.1 Credits and TGS Tier 1 Mid to High Rise Residential Non Residential Performance Measures
Table 2: Comparison of LEED v4/v4.1 BD+C Credits and TGS Tier 2 Mid to High Rise Residential Non Residential Performance Measures
Table 3: Comparison of LEED v4/v4.1 BD+C Credits and TGS Tier 3 Mid to High Rise Residential Non Residential Performance Measures
Table 4: Comparison of ZCB-Design v3 Standard and TGS v4 Performance Measures
Passive House Certification
Table 5: Comparison of Passive House and TGS v4 Performance Measures
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