TAF in the Media

Hour 3: Are municipal climate plans under threat by Ontario’s new housing bill

5/2025 - MOORE IN THE MORNING - Bryan Purcell, VP of Policy and Programs, discusses the benefits of municipal green standards and how to streamline housing development in the province.

New housing construction is shown in Markham in this October file photo. Chris Young/The Canadian Press file photo

Ford government move could see environmental home requirements sacrificed in the name of building faster, cheaper

5/2025 - TORONTO STAR - Bryan Purcell, VP of Policy and Programs, comments on Bill 17, the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, and its potential long-term impacts on affordability, noting that Toronto has exceeded housing targets alongside green standards.

Retrofit Services Manager, Kaitlin Carroll discusses an upcoming heat pump installation with Toronto Community Housing residents. Photo by Nhan Ng Productions

VIEWPOINT: Extreme heat bylaws: Perspectives from a building retrofit manager

4/2025 - SABMAG - Sustainable Architecture and Building Magazine featured our recommendations on extreme heat bylaws in its Spring issue.

TAF Highlights Energy Cost Savings, Job Creation in ‘Made-in-Canada’ Policy Pitch

3/2025 - THE ENERGY MIX - Writers at The Energy Mix summarize our federal policy recommendations, published earlier in March.

CityHousing Hamilton aims for 60 per cent cut in energy use at 123 townhouse units

3/2025 - HAMILTON SPECTATOR - “Improving energy efficiency in buildings is a key target for reducing carbon emissions,” said CEO Julia Langer at an event to announce Canada's investment in deep energy retrofits for affordable housing in Hamilton.

Toronto Adds $2B to Climate Programs Through First-Ever Carbon Budget Process

2/2025 - THE ENERGY MIX - Bryan Purcell, VP of Policy and Programs, comments on the City of Toronto's first ever carbon budget process.

EV adoption hindered by PC policies that ‘deliberately increase carbon emissions’

2/2025 - THE POINTER - Ian Klesmer, Director of Strategy and Grants, told The Pointer that long-term investments will not only speed up EV adoption but also strengthen local supply chains, cut pollution, and increase affordability for low- and middle-income families.

Toronto can reduce building emissions while protecting tenants – here’s how

2/2025 - NATIONAL OBSERVER - Bryan Purcell, VP of Policy and Programs, explains Building Emissions Performance Standards improve the livability of homes for renters in an interview with Canada's National Observer Cloe Logan.

Court battle with City of Toronto could undermind building standards meant to make homes more resilient to climate change and sustainable

1/2025 - THE POINTER - Evan Wiseman, Senior Manager of Climate Policy, addresses the legal challenge to the Toronto Green Standard.

A legal bid by developers to strike down Toronto’s green building rules would ‘gut’ the city’s housing standards, say critics

1/2025 - TORONTO STAR - "We’re building a city here, not just buildings," Bryan Purcell, VP of Policy and Programs, said in an interview with Kate Allen about green standards.

Getting the Facts Straight on Toronto’s Green Development Standards

1/2025 - THE ENERGY MIX - Evan Wiseman, Climate Policy Senior Manager, was featured in The Energy Mix for his blog.

PC government’s carbon-heavy energy plan is reversing Peel’s emission reduction gains

11/2024 - THE POINTER - In an interview about Peel's carbon emissions profile, Ekaterina Tzekova, Director of Research and Innovation at TAF, urges renewable energy development to address electricity emissions.