City of Toronto: Green Roofs

	Green roofs around Toronto
		At the City, we are aware of about 102 existing or planned green roofs in Toronto. It is likely that there are more green roofs that are not generally known about because they are out of sight from the public view. Below are some examples of green roofs in the Toronto area. Jackman Public School Jackman Public School installed a 200 square metre green roof over existing classrooms in 2005-2006. The green roof is planted with, daylily, goldenrod, cone flower, geranium, columbine & astib, aster, sedge, sedum and grasses. Jackman Public School green roof The professionals involved in the Jackman Public school green roof include: SedArc Inc Architects, Gardens in the Sky, Landscape Architect, GD Jewell Engineering, Structural Engineer, Nortex Roofing, Builder, Soprema Roofing Systems, Supplier. Toronto Botanical Gardens Toronto Botanical Gardens near Edwards Gardens in Toronto, in 2005 installed a 1400 square foot green roof on an existing building using the suprema roofing system with a 6 inch planting medium. The green roof does not have an irrigation system and is planted with sedums. It is not accessible to the public. Ryerson University Ryerson University in downtown Toronto constructed an 8,000 square foot green roof during the construction of the new Engineering building in 2004. York University York University in north Toronto, in 2001 installed a 20,175 square foot green roof during the construction of the Computer Sciences Building. It is an inaccessible extensive green roof and is part of the site's stormwater management solution. The green roof consists of 140 mm of growing medium with alpine grasses and covers approximately 66% of the total roof area. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has been monitoring this green roof since construction, taking climate, soil and runoff quantity data to better understand green roof performance. Sears Merchandise Lofts The Sears Merchandise Lofts Building in downtown Toronto was converted from a department store to a multi-residential condominium building with a 10,000 square foot intensive green roof, that was installed 2000 with accessible public pathways, decks and eight garden beds. Mountain Equipment Coop Mountain Equipment Coop in downtown Toronto installed an extensive green roof of 6,500 square feet during the construction of the building in 1998. Earth Rangers Centre Earth Rangers Centre in Woodbridge just north of Toronto is a leading education, wildlife rehabilitation and research centre with a 15,000 square foot green roof.