Publications

TAF comments on a Made-in-Ontario Climate Plan

November 2018. Government of Ontario. The Ontario government had an open consultation period for their new climate change plan, which…

Theory of Change

October 2018. All members of Low Carbon Cities Canada collaborated to create a joint Theory of Change in 2022. We…

Gas Absorption Heat Pumps: Technology Assessment and Field Test Findings

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

TransformTO brochure

October 2018. City of Toronto. Like other leading international cities, Toronto is planning to reduce city-wide carbon emissions. The good…

Developing a Health-Focused Communication Strategy for Climate Messaging

September 2018. Human health is intimately connected to the environment. For example, green space has been studied to have beneficial…

Keeping Track: Carbon Emissions Inventory (July 2018)

September 2018. Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. TAF compiled the first comprehensive carbon emissions inventory for the GTHA Despite local differences,…

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

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

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

Harvesting Heat with Heat Pumps: Retrofit Guide for Ontario’s Electrically-Heated Multi-Family Buildings

July 2018. Government of Ontario. With property owners and managers, engineers, and contractors all looking for ways to reduce operating…

Pumping Energy Savings Recommendations Report

July 2018. Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Replacing the highly inefficient, obsolete electric resistance heaters that many buildings use for…

Generation Energy Council Report

June 2018. Government of Canada. The Generation Energy Council presented its report to Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr on June…

energy benchmarking tool completion report cover

COMPASS: Energy Benchmarking Tool Development Final Report

June 2018. Government of Ontario. EnergyCompass.design tool is an energy benchmarking and reporting tool for design-stage building development projects. EnergyCompass.design,…