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On January 31st 2010 Toronto was the first city in North America to put into practice a Green roof bylaw along with a new grant incentive program. The term ‘green roof’ seems to be gaining currency.
Professional living roof systems designer Kelven Goodridge leads us from a novice introduction of the technologies for greening our own homes and city, and asks us to consider the broader cultural ramifications of the changing Canadian policies around living architecture.

You can see the complete episode here: TGM #176: Green Roof Required (February 12, 2010)