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Toronto Green Standard Version 2.0 for New Low-Rise Residential Development

Published by City of Toronto

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Type: Document
Published by: City of Toronto
Date: January 2017
Also called: Toronto Green Standard
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 15
Agencies: City of Toronto City Planning · Environmental Planning Office
Instruments: Ontario Building Code

Overview

The low-rise residential version of the Toronto Green Standard, applying to row and townhouses up to four storeys under Part 9 of the Ontario Building Code with five dwelling units or more, separate from the mid to high-rise residential and non-residential version. It sets Tier 1 and voluntary Tier 2 performance measures with specifications, definitions and potential strategies across air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency, water quality, quantity and efficiency, ecology and solid waste, and describes the checklist, statistics template and energy report accompanying a planning submission.

What it covers

Applying the Toronto Green Standard
Toronto Green Standard Version 2.0 for New Low-Rise Residential Development
Air Quality for New Low-Rise Residential Development
Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Energy Efficiency for New Low-Rise Residential Development
Water Quality, Quantity and Efficiency for New Low-Rise Residential Development
Ecology for New Low-Rise Residential Development
Solid Waste for New Low-Rise Residential Development

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