2024

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…

2025 Pre-Budget Recommendations for the Government of Canada

8/2024 - August 2024. Government of Canada. TAF made the following recommendations for the 2025 federal pre-budget consultation: Recommendation 1: Invest $1…

Ontario Electricity Emissions Factors and Guidelines

6/2024 - 2024 Edition TAF has published emissions factors since 2017 to support best practices in greenhouse gas quantification. Accurate emissions factors…

Comments and Recommendations on Clean Electricity Regulations

3/2024 - March 2024. Government of Canada. TAF submitted the following comments and recommendations to Environment and Climate Change Canada regarding the…

2024 Budget Recommendations for the Government of Ontario

2/2024 - February 2024. Government of Ontario. TAF made the following recommendations for the 2024 budget. Recommendation 1: That the government dedicate…

Home heating and hot water savings from midrise apartment retrofit

1/2024 - January 2024. City of Toronto. In April 2021, TAF joined project partners to retrofit a nine storey 1963 apartment building…

Building Performance Standards

10/2023 - October 2023. Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Existing building performance standards (BPS) are a key policy tool used to improve…