Colin Berman presenting Landscape Carbon Benchmarking Study in CSLA landADAPT webinar

The built environment accounts for 75% of global carbon emissions. While buildings have been the focus of attention to reduce our carbon footprint, urban landscapes are still a new frontier that offers huge potential for climate mitigation and carbon-conscious design. Acknowledging this existing gap, the City of Toronto commissioned DTAH to complete a Landscape Carbon Benchmarking Study to analyze the carbon performance of ten development sites in Toronto to quantify upfront emissions and sequestration, identify the most carbon-intensive assemblies, and explore how alternative design decisions can meaningfully shift outcomes. 

DTAH associate partner Colin Berman and Shayna Stott from the City of Toronto will discuss their findings in a webinar as part of CSLA’s landADAPT continuing education program supported by Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Adaptation Program. landADAPT builds capacity in Canadian landscape architects by promoting practical knowledge and tools to design for a changing climate. In this webinar, they will discuss how practitioners and policymakers can use the study findings to guide carbon-conscious design and policy. 

The webinar will take place on October 30, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. EST

Register here: https://www.csla-aapc.ca/events/landscape-carbon-benchmarking-study-playbook-practice-and-policy