Toronto City Hall Green Roof

Approximately 3 250 m2 35 000 square feet of concrete on the podium roof has been transformed into living vegetation to reduce the building s environmental.

Toronto city hall green roof.

The green roof bylaw sets out a graduated green roof requirement for new development or additions greater than 2 000 m gross floor area as well as governing the construction standards of green roofs. From concrete to living garden the toronto city hall podium roof where visiting dignitaries were once welcomed at the front door of the council chambers is now a public green roof garden. But yet you have not experienced much else that exists up that long ramp. The roof can be accessed from the ramp on the east side of nathan.

Keeping raw sewage out of lake ontario is partially why city hall enacted its green roof bylaw. How toronto became the leading green roof city in north america. Toronto s combined sewer system often overflows into the lake during rain or snow storms. Toronto city hall s podium roof was renovated to include a 3 000 m 2 32 000 square feet rooftop garden the largest publicly accessible roof in the city.

Visit their nathan phillips square revitalization page with lots of info and photos and the green roof page the podium green roof at toronto city hall is open is open monday friday. By 31 january 2011 industrial buildings were required to render 10 or 2 000 m 2 22 000 sq ft of their roofs green. Toronto s largest publicly accessible green roof. The green roof was opened to the public in june 2010.

A photo tour of the toronto city hall green roof. And weekends and holidays. City of toronto green roof bylaw 2010 in 2006 amendments made by the province of ontario to section 108 of the city of toronto act cota provided council with the authority to pass a by law requiring and governing the construction of green roofs. The green podium roof at city hall.

On the podium roof of toronto s city hall in downtown toronto at 100 queen street west. If you re visiting toronto from afar you may not want to miss out on this space. Open year round toronto s largest publicly accessible green roof was unveiled back in 2010 when the. The ceremonial ramp leads from nathan phillips square to the city hall podium green roof.

It s open all year long if you want to wander around in a lush green space above the city. Nathan phillips square toronto city hall is located at 100 queen street west toronto on m5h 2n2 canada. Toronto city hall you can walk around this 35 000 square foot green roof on the podium at city hall. It is an extensive green roof with approximately 3 250 square metres of vegetation.