Reducing health risk from extreme heat in apartment buildings /

On July 26, 2011, the Board of Health adopted the report, "Protecting Vulnerable People from Health Impacts of Extreme Heat", that described the need for access to cooling for tenants in high-rise apartments and advocated for policy options at the provincial and local levels. [...] HL6.3 On June 30, 2014, the Board of Health adopted the report, "Strategies to Prevent Heat Related Illness and Deaths from Extreme Heat Emergencies", which outlined strategies to prevent, prepare for and respond to a heat emergency. [...] The presence of dark, heat-absorbing surfaces such as buildings and streets, the presence of heat sources such as vehicles, and the absence of trees and green space create a hotter local environment. [...] The number of storeys was based on the categories in the Ontario Building Code and in the Toronto Green Standard. [...] A shared cooling space could be inside the building, outside of the building on-site, or a combination of both, depending on the availability of space and other considerations.