green-building-stepbacks

Stepbacks: Many of Toronto’s urban design guidelines call for stepbacks, which create a tiered effect. Doran is working with the city to investigate the inefficiencies they cause – for both construction and the environment. Stepbacks require more reinforced concrete (adding to the embodied carbon), leak more thermal energy (adding to operational carbon), and can contribute to the housing crisis, since they ultimately reduce the number of units a lot can accommodate. Read More