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GRIT Lab to host tour for Green Energy Doors Open in Toronto, September 9, 2016.

GRIT Lab receives funding from the Canadian Federal Government to construct a new research facility at the Daniels Faculty's new building at 1 Spadina Crescent, July 28, 2016.

PhD candidate Ali Jahanfar presented a paper entitled “Shading Effects of Photovolatic Panels on the Evapotranspiration Process in Extensive Green Roofs” at the Novatech Conference in Lyon, June 28, 2016.

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Phase I (2010-15) is focused on the environmental performance of green roofs and green walls, and includes the construction, monitoring, analysis and data visualization.

Phase II (2012-16) will investigate the synergy between green roofs and photovoltaic (PV) arrays. The hypothesis is that green roofs reduce local air temperature through evapotranspiration and thus optimize energy production and lifetime.