The Town of Ajax has just released new documents on their Draft Green Development and Environmental Design Guideline (GDEDG) and is looking for feedback from the building and development community.

Their Draft Green Development and Environmental Design Guidelines Report describes their process and justification for identifying Impact Categories and metrics to be included in their municipal green standard.

The Guidebook contains all of the proposed metrics, requirements and information on implementation.  There are separate metrics for Low-Density Residential vs. Mid- to High-Density Residential/Non-Residential.

The Checklist Tool has been created by the municipality to help proponents during their development application review process.

Similar to the Town of Whitby, Ajax is proposing a tiered approach that includes Tier 1 (mandatory) and Tier 2 (voluntary).

As this program is still in draft format, there is still time for builders and developers to provide feedback.  The final guidelines will be brought to council for approval in Q2 of 2022.

More information can be found on the Town's GDEDG Project Webpage. 

If you have any comments or concerns, please contact Stacey Hawkins.