Gatineau has recently past a bylaw requiring developers to implement green roofs on 20% of any roof structure over 2000 square meters (roughly 21500 square feet). Developers tried to fight the policy in court, but lost.
https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/g...796717345318c3
https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/g...5986009e87c7cd
Although Ottawa has declared a climate emergency, I don't believe they have any plans to implement a similar policy (or anything to help the fight against climate change it seems).
Looking at downtown roof tops using Google Maps, it seems like we only have five significant green roofs at this time:
- The Canadian War Museum;
- The Provincial Court House;
- The C.D. Howe Building;
- The Jack Layton Building (former Eatons, Bank and Laurier).
- Gotham (just noticed today).
There are a few partial green roofs along the podium edge of the new EDC and James Flaherty buildings, the new Federal office building on Eddy. Quite a few podium terraces such as Place du Portage IV (looks terrible) Minto Place, Performance Court, Constitution Square, 90 George and the Rideau Centre.
Why do we have to few green roofs? Why is this not policy (in Ottawa)?
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