Rouge Valley defines a new civic benchmark as Toronto’s first net-zero community aquatics centre. Rouge Valley serves as the first-of-its-kind for both the City of Toronto and architects Perkins&Will, marking the organizations’ initial pursuit of a Net Zero Energy and Emissions aquatic facility. This was an ambitious goal when design work began in 2018, particularly given the complexity of the building type, and as of 2026, it remains the only aquatic centre in Canada to achieve Net Zero Energy and Emissions.
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