Waterfall Building Green Roof Case Study – Vancouver B.C.

Innovative Buildings
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corportation
January 15, 2002

The Waterfall Building is part of a new mixed-use project located in Vancouver, British Columbia developed by Hillside Development Ltd. in 2000-2001. The ground floor is reserved for general office, retail or service use, while the remainder of the project is a mixture of commercial “live/work” space. The green roof system was intended to meet the goals of creating an aesthetically pleasing community recreational space – which met both the social development goals of Hillside and the community revitalization goals of the city.

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