Toronto City Council Adopts Mandatory Green Roof Requirements

 

?EUR??,,????'??The City of Toronto?EUR??,,????'???s leadership on all things green took another major step by making it obligatory to have green roofs for all types of new buildings,?EUR??,,????'?? said Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, the primary champion of the new by-law. ?EUR??,,????'??? Courtesy of Treehugger

The passage of green roof laws could be a boon to the landscape industry as landscape architects and landscape contractors could tap into an ever-burgeoning market. The City of Toronto, Canada passed a new green roof by-law with overwhelming support. The green roof by-law consists of a green roof construction standard and a mandatory requirement for green roofs on all classes of new buildings.