Green Building Retrofit

The retrofit and modernization of the 455,000 square foot government building located at 222 Jarvis Street in Toronto, Ontario is one of North America’s largest ‘green’ building retrofit projects and will transform the iconic 222 Jarvis Street building into a state-of-the-art energy efficient, environmentally-sustainable ‘green’ building with a goal of achieving LEED® Gold standing.

This retrofit is a tangible demonstration of the Ontario government’s commitment to environmental leadership. Ontario is getting its house in order by greening this Ontario government building which will help create green jobs, build a sustainable workplace for the future and fuel a green economy. It is expected that this project will create just over 1,000 new jobs over its duration.

The 222 Jarvis Street project is part of a larger initiative to retrofit and modernize government buildings across the province in order to reduce the carbon footprint of the Ontario Public Service. These retrofits will reduce the Ontario government’s energy consumption by at least a third by renovating aging buildings and incorporating the latest in green technology.