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| ==Incentives and Credits== | | ==Incentives and Credits== |
| <h4>In Ontario</h4> | | <h4>In Ontario</h4> |
− | <strong>City of Toronto</strong> updated their 'Eco roof' incentive program in 2017 . It now includes grants for structural assessment and is available to non-profit organisations [http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=e08354ae91cda510VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD].
| + | City of Toronto updated their 'Eco roof' incentive program in 2017 . It now includes grants for structural assessment and is available to non-profit organisations [http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=e08354ae91cda510VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD]. |
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| <h4>LEED BD + C v.4</h4> | | <h4>LEED BD + C v.4</h4> |
− | <p>LEED offer a relatively large number of points for green roofs compared to other LID technologies.</p> | + | <poem> |
− | <p><strong>Sustainable Sites: Open space (1 point)</strong>
| + | LEED offer a relatively large number of points for green roofs compared to other LID technologies. |
− | This credit applies to accessible green roofs on tall buildings with little other outdoor space[http://www.usgbc.org/node/2613129?return=/credits].</p> | + | |
− | <p><strong>Sustainable Sites: site development - protect or restore habitat (up to 2 points)</strong>
| + | '''Sustainable Sites: Open space (1 point)''' |
− | This credit applies to green roofs planted with 'native and adapted vegetation' on tall buildings with little other outdoor space[http://www.usgbc.org/node/2758192?return=/credits]. </p> | + | This credit applies to accessible green roofs on tall buildings with little other outdoor space[http://www.usgbc.org/node/2613129?return=/credits]. |
− | <p><strong>Sustainable Sites: Heat island reduction (up to 2 points)</strong>
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| + | '''Sustainable Sites: site development - protect or restore habitat (up to 2 points)''' |
| + | This credit applies to green roofs planted with 'native and adapted vegetation' on tall buildings with little other outdoor space[http://www.usgbc.org/node/2758192?return=/credits]. |
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| + | '''Sustainable Sites: Heat island reduction (up to 2 points)''' |
| Green roofs are weighted as effectively as 'High-Reflectance' roofs in a simple calculation to determine the credit[http://www.usgbc.org/node/2613950?return=/credits].</p> | | Green roofs are weighted as effectively as 'High-Reflectance' roofs in a simple calculation to determine the credit[http://www.usgbc.org/node/2613950?return=/credits].</p> |
− | <br> | + | </poem> |
| {{:LEED: Rainwater management}} | | {{:LEED: Rainwater management}} |
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| <h4>SITES v.2</h4> | | <h4>SITES v.2</h4> |
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| ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |