Mississauga Green Development Standards Update

Buildings in Mississauga are responsible for roughly 50% of greenhouse gas emissions, but we can reduce these emissions through building and site design.

The City of Mississauga's Green Development Standard (GDS) has been the tool through which the Planning and Building Department promotes environmentally friendly development through the Site Plan process. The GDS is being updated as per action 3.1 in the Climate Change Action Plan.

Have your say, take the survey & review the metrics

There are two ways to provide your feedback, and you can participate in both: the survey and providing comments on the draft metrics. The survey consists of five parts and is expected to take approximately 15–20 minutes to complete. The survey will remain open until October 4, 2023. You can review the draft metrics and let us know what you think. See below for more information.

Draft metrics for review

The document below includes four draft metric categories: Residential Buildings (Medium to High), Residential Buildings (Low Rise), Institutional and Commercial Buildings, and Industrial Buildings. We invite you to explore and provide your insights on the proposed draft metrics, setting the stage for a greener, more vibrant future for our City.

How to use this interactive tool

  • Click anywhere in the PDF below to enter your comments
  • Select pins on the PDF below to read or reply to other comments
  • See each document in the table of contents or select next below
  • Download the document by clicking on the first icon, "full screen," and then clicking on the icon with the arrow pointing down (the fourth icon from the left).

We welcome your feedback, but please keep comments respectful. The City reserves the right to delete comments and/or block users that engage in inappropriate conduct. Please see the City’s website’s privacy statement here(External link) for more information. The intended age of comments for this project is 18 and over, or with parental supervision.

The personal information collected in this interactive PDF is collected under the authority of sections 11 and 227 of the Municipal Act, 2001. This information will be used for the purpose of administration of the Mississauga Green Development Standards Update. If you have any questions about the collection of this information please contact Erin at engage@mississauga.ca(External link) or by calling 1-905-615-3200 x 8886

Have your say!

If you wish to mail your comments, please send them to:

Edward Nicolucci, Urban Design, 6th Floor - Planning and Building, City of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga, ON L5B 3C1.

Buildings in Mississauga are responsible for roughly 50% of greenhouse gas emissions, but we can reduce these emissions through building and site design.

The City of Mississauga's Green Development Standard (GDS) has been the tool through which the Planning and Building Department promotes environmentally friendly development through the Site Plan process. The GDS is being updated as per action 3.1 in the Climate Change Action Plan.

Have your say, take the survey & review the metrics

There are two ways to provide your feedback, and you can participate in both: the survey and providing comments on the draft metrics. The survey consists of five parts and is expected to take approximately 15–20 minutes to complete. The survey will remain open until October 4, 2023. You can review the draft metrics and let us know what you think. See below for more information.

Draft metrics for review

The document below includes four draft metric categories: Residential Buildings (Medium to High), Residential Buildings (Low Rise), Institutional and Commercial Buildings, and Industrial Buildings. We invite you to explore and provide your insights on the proposed draft metrics, setting the stage for a greener, more vibrant future for our City.

How to use this interactive tool

  • Click anywhere in the PDF below to enter your comments
  • Select pins on the PDF below to read or reply to other comments
  • See each document in the table of contents or select next below
  • Download the document by clicking on the first icon, "full screen," and then clicking on the icon with the arrow pointing down (the fourth icon from the left).

We welcome your feedback, but please keep comments respectful. The City reserves the right to delete comments and/or block users that engage in inappropriate conduct. Please see the City’s website’s privacy statement here(External link) for more information. The intended age of comments for this project is 18 and over, or with parental supervision.

The personal information collected in this interactive PDF is collected under the authority of sections 11 and 227 of the Municipal Act, 2001. This information will be used for the purpose of administration of the Mississauga Green Development Standards Update. If you have any questions about the collection of this information please contact Erin at engage@mississauga.ca(External link) or by calling 1-905-615-3200 x 8886

Have your say!

If you wish to mail your comments, please send them to:

Edward Nicolucci, Urban Design, 6th Floor - Planning and Building, City of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga, ON L5B 3C1.

  • Green Development Standards Survey - For the Community

    Did you know that 50% of greenhouse gas pollution in Mississauga comes from buildings?


    The good news is that there are ways to design buildings so that they pollute a lot less. This also helps stop climate change.


    We're working on updating the City's Green Development Standards (GDS), which focus on private, new buildings. The goal is to make sure that these buildings are good for everyone - nature, people, and our economy. We want to know what you think!


    This survey has five parts, and it will take you about 15–20 minutes to finish it. The survey will be open until October 4, 2023, and anyone in Mississauga interested in the GDS can participate. You can review the draft metrics in detail here.


    Help us make a difference—it's your city; have your say!


    Learn more about the benefits of green buildings in the poster below.   


     

    Take Survey

  • Green Development Standards Survey - For Industry

    One of the tools in Mississauga’s toolbox for addressing the climate emergency is the Climate Change Action Plan that maps out the actions the City is taking over the next 10 years. One of those actions is updating the City's Green Development Standards (GDS), which apply to new, private development.


    The good news is that through design, there are ways to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make our buildings and infrastructure more resilient to withstand increasingly more extreme weather events.


    This updates aims to set mandatory and voluntary guidelines to make sure new private buildings are good for everyone—nature, people, and our economy. Before you begin the survey, please review the draft metrics here.


    As industry experts, you have specialized knowledge that can help shape Mississauga's GDS to make it more impactful. We want to know what is a priority for you! Your responses will help inform the metrics for the Green Development Standards, which will go to City Council for approval this winter.


    There are six sections to the survey, and you will need about 15–20 minutes to complete it. The survey will be open until October 4, 2023, and can be shared with industry experts who are interested in Mississauga's Green Development Standards.


    Join us in making a difference—have your say!



    Take Survey
Page last updated: 10 Sep 2023, 08:24 PM