Carbon reduction

Low Carbon Considerations for Maximum Temperature Bylaws

8/2024 - August 2024. City of Toronto. Addressing extreme heat exposure has become a priority for cities in the Greater Toronto and…

How Cities Can Reward Green Development

8/2024 - August 2024. City of Toronto. Dozens of municipalities in Ontario have green development standards in place to reduce carbon emissions…

Environmental Registry Submission on Electricity Energy Efficiency Programming

9/2023 - September 2023. Government of Ontario. Unlocking the substantial potential of demand-side measures can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the…

2023 Federal Budget Recommendations

2/2023 - February 2023. Government of Canada. TAF submitted recommendations urging the federal government to investment in three key areas with potential…

Lessons from a Heat Pump Retrofit at CityHousing Hamilton

5/2022 - May 2022. Government of Ontario. TAF collaborated with CityHousing Hamilton to plan and implement a pilot project at a three-storey…

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,…

2019-2020 Carbon Emissions Inventory for the GTHA

12/2021 - December 2021. Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. The regional carbon emissions inventory for the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area includes two…

Submission on the Outstanding Vehicle-for-Hire Directives report recommendations

11/2021 - November 2021. City of Toronto. TAF is supportive of the Outstanding Vehicle-for-Hire Directives report recommendations concerning electrification and emissions reduction…

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…