{"id":368,"date":"2005-12-06T16:35:40","date_gmt":"2005-12-06T20:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=368"},"modified":"2013-01-21T13:53:55","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T18:53:55","slug":"greening-torontos-roofs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2005\/12\/06\/greening-torontos-roofs\/","title":{"rendered":"Greening Toronto&#8217;s roofs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/images\/Chicago-City-Hall.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Spacing Wire reader Brendan Stewart sent this along:<\/em><br \/>\nThe City of Toronto is currently in the middle of a process to develop a policy that will encourage green roof development in the city.  The city <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/greenroofs\/policy.htm#making\">commissioned a discussion paper<\/a> that was presented to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/committees\/rt_environment\/index.htm\">Roundtable on the Environment<\/a>, that is partly based on an academic study, which you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/greenroofs\/findings.htm#study\">read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although green roofs are usually installed in private space, they are relevant to public space issues because of the number of benefits that contribute to the quality of life of city dwellers. Mayor David Miller provided opening remarks during a public meeting on the subject held in the City Council chambers on Wednesday, November 23rd, and suggested that an effective green roof policy could be developed through the new powers the city has acquired with the new City of Toronto Act. Interested people can read more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenroofs.net\/index.php\">green roofs here<\/a>. <em>Above image is Chicago City Hall&#8217;s green roof.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacing Wire reader Brendan Stewart sent this along: The City of Toronto is currently in the middle of a process to develop a policy that will encourage green roof development in the city. 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