The City of Pickering has released the first draft of their Integrated Sustainable Design Standards (ISDS) Checklist.  According to staff, the draft ISDS Checklist represents a combination of best practices, green building technologies, green development standards from other GTHA municipalities and current Pickering Official Plan policies.

The ISDS Checklist is divided into tiers of performance criteria with Tier 1 being mandatory which is applied through the planning approval process and Tier 2 being voluntary.

The ISDS seeks to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, increase energy efficiency and improve overall sustainability by specifying minimum energy performance targets and sustainable design principles for new development.

Feedback can be provided to Stacey or by completing the questionnaire provided by the City.  The questionnaire will be open until April 1.