Retrofit Accelerator

Improving Indoor Environmental Quality in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

5/2019 - May 2019. City of Toronto. Improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ) can be a benefit of undertaking an energy efficiency retrofit.…

Increasing Ontarian’s Access to Clean and Affordable Energy Via Heat Pumps

4/2019 - April 2019. Government of Ontario. In this letter, Ontario HVAC industry leaders explain to the government how it can generate…

Smart Thermostat Retrofits Improve Comfort and Reduce Emissions

3/2019 - New TAF research estimates smart thermostat retrofits in multi-unit residential buildings can provide 8.8-11.8 per cent energy savings while also providing tenants with comfort and control.

Smart Thermostats: Technology Assessment and Field Test Findings in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

3/2019 - March 2019. City of Toronto. Smart Thermostats: Technology Assessment and Field Test Findings in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings examines lessons learned…

Heat Pumps Reduce Energy Consumption up to 32% in Retrofits

2/2019 - Guest blog by Erik Janssen, Analyst, at Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP), Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)

CBC What on Earth?: A possible solution to a renter’s dilemma

2/2019 - Bryan Purcell, TAF's Director of Policy and Programs, was featured in CBC's What on Earth? to answer a reader's question: "Would it not be more efficient to put in a system that allows each renter to change temperature to a lower level, hence creating a lower expenditure on heating?"

Faces of Climate Action

1/2019 - January 2019. Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Can you guess what a major real estate developer and a community equity…

Gas Absorption Heat Pumps: Technology Assessment and Field Test Findings

10/2018 - October 2018. City of Toronto. Gas Absorption Heat Pumps Reduce Emissions from Natural Gas by 20 – 50 per cent…

Robert Cooke Co-op Case Study: A TowerWise Retrofit Project

7/2018 - July 2018. City of Toronto. Energy Efficiency Retrofit Saves $93,000, Exceeds Efficiency Targets by 169 per cent Using an innovative…

TowerWise Pre-and Post-Retrofit Survey Analysis

7/2018 - July 2018. TAF and building owners have undertaken energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) improvements in seven multi-unit residential…

New TowerWise video shows the importance of energy retrofits

6/2018 - Buildings are the largest emissions source in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area; that's why our TowerWise program improves the energy efficiency in our buildings. The Atmospheric Fund’s new video shows the importance of energy efficiency and building retrofits to achieve our climate goals - check it out.

Corporate Knights: Breaking the gas habit

4/2018 - Did you know that two-thirds of the energy used to heat Canadian buildings and homes is from natural gas and propane? In this article, Bryan Purcell, our Director of Policy & Programs, discusses why a transition away from natural gas is necessary to meet our climate goals and what TAF is doing to accelerate this transition to net-zero buildings.