Then last year toronto issued a bylaw that requires all new buildings and retrofits to include a green roof and the city decided to lead the way with a renovation of their city hall and a.
Toronto city hall green roof hours.
To 6 p m anyone can pop by to spend some quality time communing with nature.
Benchmarking is in place to measure energy savings.
A photo tour of the toronto city hall green roof.
The podium green roof at toronto city hall is open is open monday friday.
Toronto s largest publicly accessible green roof.
But yet you have not experienced much else that exists up that long ramp.
Perhaps you re familiar with the iconic architecture that is city hall.
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.
The green podium roof at city hall.
And weekends and holidays.
A green roof can typically reduce storm water run off by 50 to 90 minimizing the impact on the combined sewer system and reducing system overflows during peak.
Open year round toronto s largest publicly accessible green roof was unveiled back in 2010 when the.
For more info visit the city of toronto city hall website here and the green roofs for healthy cities website here and download a project.
On the podium roof of toronto s city hall in downtown toronto at 100 queen street west.
Read the the green roof podium at toronto city hall with a roof plan and plant lists from the city of toronto.
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.
Of the green roofs from monday to friday from 9 a m.
The ceremonial ramp leads from nathan phillips square to the city hall podium green roof.
Brochures and access information are available from the access toronto information counter in the rotunda lobby at city hall.
The city hall podium green roof continues to be featured as part of doors open weekend on may 29 and 30 from 10 a m.
It is an extensive green roof with approximately 3 250 square metres of vegetation.
Or if you re like me the photography may.
If you re visiting toronto from afar you may not want to miss out on this space.
The roof can be accessed from the ramp on the east side of nathan.