Ekaterina Tzekova
Director, Research and Innovation
Ekaterina Tzekova is the Director of Research and Innovation at TAF, providing strategic direction and oversight to all in-house and collaborative research initiatives. Ekaterina has published and presented widely on topics related to sustainability, building energy performance, material durability, and indoor environmental comfort in North America and Europe. She is a voting member on the National Research Council’s Canadian Commission on Construction Materials. She is also on the Practitioner Panel for Buildings and Cities, an international academic journal publishing research and analysis on the interplay between the different scales of the built environment.
Ekaterina has served as a guest lecturer and instructor for several programs at the University of Toronto and the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Ekaterina holds a doctorate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto and is currently residing in Vancouver.
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A new era for building codes in Canada
From data to action: What this year’s emissions inventory tells us
Protecting housing affordability in BEPS policy
What building types will be included in Toronto’s building emissions performance standards?
A new building policy approach that’s working
Heat pumps are ready for prime time. Bulk buying can pick up the pace.
Breaking ground on gas absorption heat pumps – updates!
Toronto-based XPRIZE Finalist shows how to turn carbon emissions into renewable fuel
New TowerWise video shows the importance of energy retrofits
Overheating no more: How smart thermostats improve the lives of over 1,300 residents
TowerWise: TAF launches new phase of energy retrofit program
Green building summit pushes the envelope on net-zero carbon buildings
