Just launched: Carbon Emissions Inventory 2024
TAF’s new $4.2 million TowerWise Retrofit Project will finance and implement energy efficiency upgrades in seven Toronto Community Housing buildings across Metro Toronto, Scarborough, Etobicoke, and North York. In addition to expected greenhouse gas reductions of 30%, the project will be complimented by a slew of other benefits.
Homes and businesses in the Greater Toronto Area are experiencing deep energy savings by harvesting ground heat with geothermal heat pump (AKA geoexchange) systems. With energy savings of 30-70% and 20-95% for space heating and cooling respectively, it is no wonder this emerging technology is experiencing increased interest across Canada.
What do Harbourfront Centre, six YMCA buildings, and an Etobicoke housing co-op have in common? Each of these Toronto buildings is shaving $25,000 a year off their energy bills– without the owners putting up any capital. A Recent Toronto Star article highlighted TAF’s innovative non-debt financing for retrofits called the Energy Saving Performance Agreement, or […]
How TAF is leading a important study of indoor environmental quality in Toronto’s apartment buildings.
In Toronto, for instance, 50% of our greenhouse gas emissions come from natural gas used to heat our buildings and the electricity used to power the motors and appliances in buildings.
Equipped with $27 million in dedicated endowment funding, TAF invests in a broad range of climate solutions to bring down Toronto’s carbon emissions. Our media backgrounder highlights our recent investments and how they are paying off – both financially and through lower emissions.
TAF is partnering with Energi, a leading provider of risk management and insurance programs for the energy industry, on an innovative new warranty for energy savings agreements. This enables TAF to conclude energy performance agreements to finance energy efficiency retrofits, for example with Robert Cooke Co-op.
