In the wake of a legal threat to the Toronto Green Standard, Evan Wiseman, Climate Policy Senior Manager, addresses several common misconceptions about the policy.
Getting the facts straight on green development standards
Tag: green new construction
What’s next for EV charging in cities
What’s next for EV charging in cities and multi-family buildings? Amanda Mosca, EV Charging Program Manager, reflects on lessons from our EV Station Fund.
Demand for prefabricated overcladding is here, supply is catching up
How can we make building retrofits faster, easier, and less expensive? Keith Burrows, Director, Low-Carbon Buildings, takes us on a journey of insulation that goes on the outside of an existing building.
Net-zero energy, buildings, and infrastructure can drive Toronto’s economic development
With the Toronto’s infrastructure, built environment, and electricity grid decades behind modernization, the time is right for the City of Toronto put net-zero at the core of its new economic plan.
Local incentives would get developers on board to build better
If municipalities across the GTHA want developers to step up and build better buildings, it’s time for better incentives to get the industry onboard, so that today’s ambitious targets become tomorrow’s minimum expectation.
Large buildings are using less energy. Why are their emissions going up?
Research and Innovation Analyst, Patrick Ronan, dives into what the latest Ontario’s Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB) is showing and why we are missing a key opportunity to advance the decarbonization of the building sector.
Mississauga’s next mayor should focus on buildings and transportation
Mississauga’s urban and suburban geography means focusing strategically on decarbonizing the building sector and transportation. Read TAF’s platform recommendations for the City’s next mayor.
Future-proofing new homes with Conservation and Demand Management
As Ontario targets the construction of 1.5 million homes over the next ten years, there is a one-time opportunity to make these homes as efficient as possible.
Performance gap reality check: Why aren’t buildings operating the way they were designed to?
Over the last decade, TAF and others have identified considerable gaps between what building policies are designed to achieve and real-world building performance. Bryan Purcell explores what we need to make theory meet practice.
More efficient homes plus new local jobs can create lasting affordability
Community benefits strategies for major public infrastructure projects are increasingly in play.
