Green Roof Maintenance Toronto

Ultimately maintenance keeps your green roof alive and well looking good and performing as it should.

Green roof maintenance toronto.

Servicing toronto and the greater toronto area the green garden landscaping team are equipped and experienced to take care of your commercial property. Monthly or yearly visits are necessary for keeping a green roof healthy. Green roofs for healthy cities grhc is the north american industry association for the green roof and wall sectors. This will enable the plants to sink their roots into the substrate.

To the west front st. Toronto requires a maintenance plan in order to obtain a green roof permit. In 2009 toronto was the first city in north america to adopt a bylaw to require and govern the construction of green roofs. While also meeting the minimum ontario building code obc requirements.

For those who delight in nature s beauty our boutique offers roof top oases and green roof systems of all kinds and sizes and our eclectic group of. To the east york st. Our team is fully licensed insured and continuously trained which allows us to complete our projects efficiently with great attention to detail. Total installed area since 2010 we ve installed green roofs on 250 buildings translating to 45 acres or over 180 000 square meters of green roof area.

Inspect the green roof at least 5 times a year for weeds and seeds carried by the wind and remove these. In downtown toronto that s equivalent to the area bordered bay st. Grhc develops and protects the market by increasing the awareness of the economic social and environmental benefits of green roofs green walls and other forms of living architecture through education advocacy professional development and celebrations of excellence. Green garden landscaping is toronto s premier commercial landscaping company.

If the green roof is installed in a warm and dry period we recommend watering the green roof regularly for the first 2 to 3 weeks. Provides green roof installation and maintenance services throughout southern ontario that offers both environmental and financial benefits in a growing real estate economy. Washington dc requires rooftop inspections twice a year. With the city of toronto by law no 583 2009.

The requirement ranges from 20 60 of the available roof space of a building. The green roof bylaw sets out a graduated green roof requirement for new development or additions that are greater than 2 000 m in gross floor area. Maintaining a green roof is essential in achieving the green roof s full design potential and for protecting your financial investment. To the south and richmond st.

Many green roof system warranties are tied to performing maintenance and filing reports. Our office is located in toronto canada and we service all of southern ontario. Some details include removing weeds fertilizing plants and providing proper water and nourishment. Who we are about.

Toronto green roof construction standard.