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Wellesley Central green
roof illustrating sector’s evolving sophistication Graham-Nutter, the director of communications and public affairs at the Drs. Paul and John Rekai Centre, which consists of Wellesley Central Place and The Rekai Centre, notes the home’s green roof is “one of the few” in Ontario. The four-year-old home, located in the heart of downtown Toronto, is fitted with a large solar panel that’s used to generate power for the home’s heating and cooling systems. The roof’s surface is largely covered with grass, which helps with insulation while taking in carbon dioxide. Next year the home is inviting horticultural students to plant tomatoes, along with basil, thyme and other seasonal spices on the roof. Graham-Nutter says the idea to create a green roof at the home came from Toronto’s famed Fairmont Royal York Hotel. The Royal York, she notes, has a green roof complete with herbs that the hotel’s kitchen uses in recipes. “We’re being responsive to the overall public policy,” says Graham-Nutter. “(Long-term care) is not just (about) health in the most micro perspective — it’s from a macro perspective. . . . On a macro level we’re helping with the environmental issues.” Wellesley Central Place has been invited to be showcased at the inaugural CitiesAlive World Green Roof Infrastructure Congress, held at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre Oct. 19-21. The conference is aimed at raising “awareness of the benefits of green roof infrastructure and to build capacity of the green roof infrastructure market through an international exchange of information, and via local education, training and accreditation opportunities,” according to the CitiesAlive website. “They’re going to be talking about green roofs and the benefits, and I believe they have 1,000 delegates arriving,” says Graham-Nutter. Do you have a story you would like to share with the Morning Report? If so, please contact the newsroom at 800-294-0051, ext. 23, or e-mail deron(at)axiomnews.ca. If you have feedback on this story, please call the newsroom at 800-294-0051, ext. 23, or e-mail deron(at)axiomnews.ca. |
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