Buildings

Submission on Sustainable New Communities Program for Brampton

4/2022 - April 2022. City of Brampton. TAF submitted this letter in support of the Sustainable New Communities Program. We strongly recommend…

Submission on Green Development and Environmental Design Guidelines for Ajax

4/2022 - April 2022. Town of Ajax. TAF submitted this letter in support of Ajax’s proposed Green Development and Environmental Design Guidelines…

Comments on the Ontario Building Code updates

3/2022 - March 2022. Government of Ontario. Given that the Ontario Building Code (OBC) is only updated every five to seven years,…

Submission on Recommended Parking Requirements for New Development in Toronto

11/2021 - November 2021. City of Toronto. TAF strongly supports the updated recommendations on parking requirements for new developments in Toronto. This…

2021 Federal Building Policy Recommendations

11/2021 - November 2021. Government of Canada. TAF congratulated the Federal Government on a successful election campaign and submitted recommendations to support…

2021 Federal Election Climate Policy Recommendations

8/2021 - August 2021. Government of Canada. TAF urges the federal parties of Canada to bring credible climate change plans before voters…

Net-Zero Existing Building Strategy

6/2021 - June 2021. City of Toronto. TAF submitted comments to the City of Toronto Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the Net-Zero…

Comments on proposed Halton Hills Green Development Standard

6/2021 - June 2021. Town of Halton Hills. TAF strongly supports the adoption of the Halton Hills Green Standards which will put…

Lessons from a heat pump retrofit at Walpole Ave: A case study

1/2021 - January 2021. City of Toronto. To demonstrate the viability of retrofits focused on electric heat pumps, TAF installed and monitored…

The Case for Deep Retrofits

9/2020 - September 2020. This report reviews the business case and financing options for deep retrofits in the multi-unit residential building sector,…

Submission on 2021 Pre-Budget Consultation

8/2020 - August 2021. Government of Canada. TAF submitted four recommendations to the federal government as part of the 2021 Pre-Budget Consultation.…

Comments on proposed Whitby Green Standard

6/2020 - May 2020. Town of Whitby. Public consultation on the new Whitby Green Standard took place in May 2020. TAF strongly…