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Visible from the building’s amenity space and resident balconies, these two living roofs bring nature to the residents of this condominium dwelling.
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Installed alongside rooftop terraces, this extensive living roof provides a space for faculty and staff to enjoy the outdoors. As one of our maintenance sites, it is also an example of a green roof that has successfully incorporated biodiversity principles into its maintenance program. Maintained as a meadow grassland, the green roof features logs and branches […]
Stork Family YMCA Waterloo
The sloped living roof on this City of Waterloo property not only helps the building meet its energy usage goals, but also highlights the versatility of green roof systems.
Trillium Health Partners – Queensway Health Centre
The semi-intensive living roof installed at the Queensway Health Centre is one aspect of Trillium Health Partners green conservation measures for the Centre, and will help the building meet it energy usage targets through improving building installation, consequently reducing the need for heat in winter and air conditioning in summer.
Toronto Police Services – 52 Division
Part of a building rehabilitation program designed to repair the building’s structural issues, this living roof, with its membrane leak detection grid that detects and locates roofing leaks, has not only contributed to the resolution of the structural issues, but has also lengthened the lifespan of the roof by 20 to 25 years while at […]
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
In 2015, the Institute attained LEED Silver certification for environmental sustainability; a designation to which this living roof, spread over five separate roof areas and part of the building’s energy conservation measures, played a role.
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
Situated along a bank of windows, this living roof brings nature to the students, and is one of several environmentally-friendly features, including solar panels and a rainwater storage system, that contribute to the energy efficiency of the building.
RIM Park GreenLab
Situated on the roof of RIM Park’s GreenLab, which incorporates a number of sustainable features, including solar panels, this living roof blends into the surrounding playing fields, creating unity between the living and built environments.
Parkdale Pumping Station
This extensive retrofit provides energy savings to the building while providing a beautiful rooftop meadow.
