Neighbourhood Plans Achieve LEED Gold

Waterfront Toronto’s East Bayfront, West Don Lands and North Keating in the Lower Don Lands have achieved Stage 1 LEED ND GOLD (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighbourhood Development) certification under the pilot program established by the U.S. Green Building Council.

As the master planner and developer of some of the first LEED ND GOLD certified projects in Canada, Waterfront Toronto continues to set new standards for environmental sustainability and innovative design. The LEED ND certification program integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into a unique rating system for neighbourhood design.

The program is a tool to help planners and developers create communities that not only protect the environment, but also address important social and health issues such as sustainable transportation, affordable housing, public consultation, proximity to day-to-day destinations, and maintenance of heritage buildings.

Waterfront Toronto is one of 23 projects in Canada participating in the groundbreaking third-party verification program that focuses on sustainable development from a comprehensive, neighbourhood wide perspective rather than on a building-by-building basis.