Edmonton Ecoroof and Climate Change Resiliency Initiative
Type of initiative
Sector
Climate Change Adaptation
Project value$267,700
Project Type
Operational Study
Grant amount$97,640
Program type
MCIP
Municipality
,
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
0
Project timeline
2017 - 2020
Project number
15463
Description
The Edmonton Ecoroof and Climate Change Resiliency Initiative will assess the impacts a critical mass of ecoroofs could have for Edmonton and develop a policy program to educate and incentivize increased implementation of ecoroofs. The Miistakis Institute, in partnership with the City of Edmonton will: analyze the impacts ecoroofs have on air quality, water quality and quantity, biodiversity, energy savings, wildlife habitat, the urban heat island effect, quality of life and economy in the Edmonton context. The study will be undertaken by reviewing and synthesizing academic literature, evaluating successful incentive and policy programs in other jurisdictions, and development of an ecoroof monitoring program to verify the conceptual and theoretical quantifications of the above expected benefits. Currently, no Alberta municipality has developed a targeted ecoroof program, and there is uncertainty how ecoroofs would perform in a cold and dry climate like Edmonton. This study will help gain a better understanding of the benefits that ecoroofs may (or may not) provide, and it will inform potential future ecoroof policy programs for the City of Edmonton and other interested municipalities in Alberta.