…meet Canada’s charging needs, and only 50,000 of the needed spaces are installed today. The simplest solution to jumpstart installations would be to expand the successful federal Zero Emission Vehicle…
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Stepwise apartment retrofit for savings and comfort
…retrofits. 18592 Installed Daikin cold climate air source heat pumps (CC-ASHP) in each building suite. The condenser for each unit is located on the balconies, with individual heads in the…
Climate solutions worth copying
…contributes 94.5 per cent of the building sector emissions in the GTHA. Oakville-based company BerQ RNG produces renewable natural gas from Ontario’s food waste. In 2019, TAF invested $1.15 million…
Tanking oil price doesn’t affect retrofit business case
…and generating electricity. 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…
Smoothing the potholes and making strides with energy retrofits
…owners instead use energy savings to pay back the capital investment over the length of the contract. If there are no savings, the building owners do not pay, as the…
Breaking ground on gas absorption heat pumps
…hot water load much more effectively. The two GAHP units in this project are intended to meet the base domestic hot water load, with condensing boilers connected as a backup…
Toronto’s push to reduce chemical pollution from local businesses
…company was able to reduce the release of VOCs by more than 50 percent by installing highly efficient new equipment. Following this initial work and based on a series of…
Green building summit pushes the envelope on net-zero carbon buildings
…include demonstrating a zero carbon balance, maximizing energy efficiency and driving down thermal energy demand, installing onsite renewable energy, and using low-carbon materials. Zero Carbon Building – Design certification targets…
Energy efficiency 101: Why do an energy retrofit?
…aren’t just good for your building’s bottom line; they also deliver non-financial benefits such as improved resident comfort, indoor air quality, and pride of ownership. Installing a control system where…
ZeroHouse: A made-in-Toronto net zero housing solution
…walls, and roof panels with pre-installed windows and doors. It only took another six days to install prefabricated stairs, interior wood wall paneling, roofing, exterior metal panels, and kitchen cabinetry….
Overheating no more: How smart thermostats improve the lives of over 1,300 residents
…and improve resident comfort, in-suite heating controls were also installed in the suites. To support this work, ecobee, a Toronto-based company that makes WiFi enabled smart thermostats, donated over 700…
How to Know if an Electric Vehicle Makes Sense for You
…back last summer, with no issues finding chargers along the road—go 400 kilometres or more on a single charge. And the range of vehicle types on offer is expanding fast,…