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CITY OF TORONTO TAKES TOP SPOT IN THE
13TH ANNUAL GREEN ROOF INDUSTRY SURVEY

BY BLAINE STAND

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n July 13, 2017, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC)
released the results of its 13th Annual Green Roof Market
Survey, and reported that the industry grew by double-digits
in 2016. For the first time, GRHC Corporate Members reported
that Toronto, Ontario had the most square footage of green roofing
installed in 2016 of any region, with Chicago, Washington D.C., and
Seattle following closely behind.
In response to this finding, Jennifer Keesmaat, Chief Planner for
the City of Toronto said "It's no small feat that Toronto has been
recognized as the leading city for green roof installation in North
America. Our Green Roof Bylaw, in effect since 2010, has resulted in a
new roof-scape for Toronto, cooling the city, helping to mitigate water
runoff, while also adding beauty and biodiversity: it's a win win win!"
The North American green roof industry experienced an
estimated 10.3% growth in 2016 over 2015. The survey results also
point out that there were several new municipalities reporting green
roof construction in 2016. According to the 2016 survey, corporate
members recorded 889 projects in 40 US states and six Canadian
provinces, installing 4,061,024 square feet of green roofing.

Matt Barmore, of Greenrise Technologies and GRHC's Chair of
the Corporate Members Committee said, "The annual Green Roof
Market Survey is vital to our understanding of the health and direction of the industry. We use the information contained in the Survey
to identify new geographic priorities, to contextualize our business
growth relative to the overall industry, and to determine potential
gaps that we want to fill."
Although the green roof market continues to grow, there is still
an enormous potential for new green roofs to be installed on tens of
billions of square feet across North America. Strong policy support in
cities like Washington, D.C. and Toronto is driving market growth.
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities encourages municipalities, regions,
states, and provinces to adopt policies in support of green roofs and
green walls in order to build healthier, more sustainable and resilient
communities.For the 2016 Annual Green Roof Industry Survey
executive summary, visit greenroofs.org/green-roof-industry-survey.
Blaine Stand is the Membership Coordinator at GRHC.
bstand@greenroofs.org

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