When you first hear the term 'sustainability' applied to new development projects, technologically advanced building designs that are able to meet stricter energy targets may be the first thing that...
The Toronto Green Standard (TGS) is Toronto’s sustainable design requirements for new private and City-owned developments, which consist of tiers of performance measures with supporting guidelines...
As architects, designers and city builders, we spend our days thinking about the systems that make cities work: how a tree canopy cools a sidewalk; how a cycling route can be safe and continuous; how...
Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (MURBs) occupy a critical place in Canada’s urban decarbonization strategy. These high-density residential forms are growing rapidly in every major city and represent...
The Policy and Government Relations (PGR) service area of the OAA had a steady second half of 2025 with government’s return to the legislature on October 20. PGR staff were busy over the summer...
The City of Toronto recently released its Net Zero Building Retrofit Guides, developed in collaboration with Arup, a resource to support the City in achieving its goal of net zero emissions by...
Toronto marks progress on Parkdale affordable housing project, set to open next fall with mass timber construction Toronto says an affordable housing project in the city’s Parkdale neighbourhood is...
With the current pace of greenhouse gas reductions unlikely to meet Toronto’s net zero targets, the city is planning a push to make the business case for building to a higher green...
Legislation that supports intensification should not come at the expense of existing environmental protections, such as the Toronto Green Standard and other nascent municipal green...
From 2015 to 2017, UrbanToronto and its sister publication, SkyriseCities, ran an occasional series of articles under the heading Explainer. Each one took a concept from Urban Planning, Architecture...