Former industrial site and a highly visible example of a high performance building and landscape.
Mountain equipment coop toronto green roof.
Green roofs are wonderful things.
Our goal is to create structures that are healthy and inviting for you and mec staff.
Here are some of the green features.
Generous skylights reduce the amount of artificial lighting.
They have been around for centuries in scandinavia and.
A lifetime membership is 5.
Members of the green roof fact finding expedition at entrance to hatch.
The mountain equipment coop corporate headquarters is a 4 story heavy timber building is located on a 101 000 sq ft.
Canada s go to place for outdoor gear know how and inspiration mec is a co op owned by the people who shop here.
In 1998 mountain equipment co op mec relocated their toronto store to king street west.
Like a thick blanket they keep roofs cool in summer and warm in winter.
Visited by thousands of people over the years it demonstrated the early potential of green roof technology to designers policy makers researchers and the general public.
The store s 10 000 square foot greenroof lies over large percentage of flat roof over the second floor and is a prairie environment which sustains itself as it would naturally in the countryside and is a true symbol of mec s commitment to environmental sustainability.
Approximately 400 visitors to the mec store climbed to view the roof during toronto s open doors weekend in may 2003.
Passive energy water management and both interior and exterior amenity for occupants.
Mec first came to toronto in 1985 and we moved to our present location on queen street in 2019.
The green roof at toronto s mountain equipment co op is the largest green roof in the city.
Climbing the access stair to the green roof.
Green buildings from the roofs of our buildings to the behind the scenes heating and cooling systems mec aims to maximize efficiency and minimize environmental impacts.
The mountain equipment co op mec extensive green roof was installed in 1998 in toronto as part of its commitment to promoting new green building technologies.
1 9 roof by scott torrance.