Problem
The Toronto Green Standard (TGS) is organized around 5 key "environmental drivers"that reflect the City of Toronto's environmental pressures and priorities. Name these 5 drivers. The Tier 1 performance measures of the TGS are grouped in 5 categories, name these categories and give an example of a performance measure from each. Why is the City of Toronto putting a lot of emphasis on ensuring that new construction is more sustainable? In your answer, explain how constructing buildings in a more sustainable manner will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the fight against climate change. Finally. Kaplow presents a good summary of green building initiatives from several countries and jurisdictions. He argues that Green building laws have followed three distinct regulatory schemes. Describe each of these three regulatory schemes and relate in detail how the evolution of the Toronto Green Standard reflects.