City of Toronto 40-50 Wabash Feasibility Study for a "Green" Community Centre and Brownfield Park
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Energy
Project value$200,000
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Building – Existing – Energy efficiency
Grant amount$100,000
Program type
GMF
Municipality
City of Toronto, ON
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
2,794,356
Project timeline
2008 - 2011
Project number
9586
Description
The City of Toronto, in partnership with the community-based volunteer organization, the Wabash Building Society (WBS), conducted a Feasibility Study on a former brownfield site to determine whether an existing vacant industrial building on the site can be renovated into a “green community centre”. A consultant consortium of architects and engineers was retained to complete the Feasibility Study for the renovation of the 3,716 m2 building to a LEED Gold or Silver community centre, which also meets the City of Toronto Green Development Standard. A 50% reduction in annual greenhouse gas emissions and 20% annual reduction in water consumption are anticipated.
Applicant
City of Toronto, ON