Tools & Calculators

The resources in this section will provide valuable support throughout the planning and implementation phases of a green infrastructure project.

The chart below provides an overview of the resources available in this category. For more details, see the page dedicated to that resource (in the menu on the left).

Organization Title Year GI Category
USDA Forest Service iTree Tools ongoing Urban Forest
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Green Roof Energy Calculator ongoing Green Roofs
Great Lakes Commission Green Infrastructure Optimization Tool ongoing Stormwater management
Landscape Architecture Foundation Landscape Performance Series Benefits Toolkit ongoing All
Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) and Ryerson University Ontario Residential Tree Benefits Estimator ongoing Urban Forest
Stanford University: Natural Capital Project Urban InVEST: Designing resilient cities by nature ongoing Natural Assets
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program STEP: LID Life-Cycle Costing Tool 2020 Stormwater management
Great Lakes Commission Innovative Stormwater management Map 2020 Storm water management
City of Ottawa & Aquafor Beech Automated Screening Tool for Right of Way LID-Measures (City of Ottawa mapping) 2019 Storm water Management
IISD Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) 2019 Natural Infrastructure
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program LID Treatment Train Tool 2018 Stormwater management
BCM Implementation Science Behaviour Change Wheel 2011
Center for Neigborhood Technology The National Green Values™ Calculator 2009 Stormwater management