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Here is all the cool old stuff Toronto is finding while digging up the Port Lands right now Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Toronto s Port Lands are in the midst of a major overhaul that will leave the city with new parks, a new path for the Don River, millions more trees and plants, and an entirely new island community, among other things. While the site may not look like much now while excavation is taking place, residents certainly have a ton to look forward to with the advent of Villiers Island, which will have its own housing, ocommercial buildings and green spaces, all surrounded by marshlands that will prevent the newly-rerouted Don River from flooding. ....
Toronto s snazzy new bridge is on its way to the city from Nova Scotia Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. The second of the four new bridges that are set to connect downtown Toronto to the future Villiers Island is officially on its way to the city, and is currently travelling from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, through the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Commissioner Street Bridge, which is being shipped to Toronto in two sections, will eventually be one of four gateways to a brand new island that s being created by extending the Don River through the Port Lands. ....
Few would argue that the City of Toronto’s goal of reducing building-related carbon emissions to zero by around 2030 is a worthy, though challenging, goal. Built form, after all, accounts for about 40% of all greenhouse gases. But how do we know when a building has actually stopped emitting carbon? And what does net zero really mean? In a jurisdiction with relatively clean electricity, one answer seems straightforward enough: heat only with electrons; don’t build in a field in the middle of nowhere; use construction materials that sequester instead of consume carbon. But we don’t live in a simple world, so the political economy around green building policies is a bewildering maze of acronyms, competing certification protocols, and sly gaming strategies, all set against the technically daunting backdrop of building science and building codes. LEED, PHI, PHIUS, TEDI, TEUI, GHGI, TGS. The list goes on, making it nearly impossible for a lay person to determine whether th ....
Plans released for new floating restaurant along Toronto s waterfront Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Today in news that proves Toronto doesn t need Google to improve its eastern waterfront, a government task force has revealed plans transform Parliament Slip into a world-class destination for swimming, kayaking, boating, entertainment and dining never seen in Canada before. Waterfront Toronto, a revitalization agency run by the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario and Canada s federal government, dropped the news of its latest major initiative on Monday morning. It ll take some time to complete, but if all goes as planned, the Parliament Slip project would give Toronto a new waterfront amphitheatre, several lakeside swimming pools, floating docks with concessions and a floating restaurant, among other public amenities. ....