Retrofit Accelerator

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,…

Deep Retrofit Diary: Construction re-starts

6/2020 - The new normal of spending more time at home underscores the importance of this deep retrofit project for the families who live there.

Retrofitting Hospital Workers Co-operative: A TowerWise Case Study

3/2020 - March 2020. From 2014-2018, retrofits were undertaken at Hospital Workers Co-operative to improve the energy efficiency of the building. This…

Retrofitting Perth Avenue Housing Co-operative: A TowerWise Case Study

3/2020 - March 2020. In 2014, TAF worked with Perth Housing Co-operative to undertake energy efficiency retrofits in their eight-story building. This…

Deep Retrofit Diary: Building a Green Workforce

2/2020 - TAF’s first deep retrofit is possible through partnership with Building Up.

Deep Retrofit Diary: Installation Underway

12/2019 - TAF’s first deep retrofit is underway.

Retrofitting Trethewey Tedder Apartments: A TowerWise Case Study

11/2019 - November 2019. From 2015-2018, TAF partnered with Toronto Community Housing to undertake energy efficiency retrofits in seven buildings on three…