…site. For the sake of simplicity, we’re going to take this to mean the buildings are net zero emissions. For our analysis, we will consider the potential GHG emissions reductions…
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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…
TransformTO Steps: Lake Ontario points to the future of district energy
…Council committed to expanding district energy sites across the city through the unanimous adoption of the TransformTO climate plan. A number of exciting developments have happened since then, including March’s…
Meet Kaitlin Carroll, 2018’s Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability
…to do site visits and speak with the people involved with our retrofit programs, that’s one of my favourite aspects of the job because it’s always very refreshing. Why is…
Retrofitting RJ Smith Apartments: a TowerWise Case Study
From 2015-2018, TAF partnered with Toronto Community Housing to undertake retrofits in seven buildings on three sites. This case study looks at one of those sites, RJ Smith Apartments. The…
Gas Absorption Heat Pumps: Technology Assessment and Field Test Findings
…a conventional gas boiler. The added efficiency means fewer combustion emissions on the site and lower methane emissions from natural gas extraction and transport. It’s particularly important to reduce emissions…
Embracing the challenge of multisolving
…the pilot site so people could experience the new lighting arrangements and provide feedback. We gathered in the party room of the building and then we all trooped down to…
Climate and affordability depend on these essential building code updates
…to design them for a net-zero future, right? Instead, we are designing them to burn fossil gas on-site, sinking hundreds of millions of dollars annually into long-lived fossil gas infrastructure…
Collective impact: practitioners share their insights
…dirty. And while you’re on the Tamarack site, be sure to browse through their extensive knowledge offerings and upcoming events to help you up your collective impact game. classic-editor…
Natasha Mathew
…with residents and site staff throughout pre and post-retrofit studies. Her past work experience, in both the private and non-profit sectors, includes energy analysis for mechanical retrofit projects, guidance on…
Stepwise apartment retrofit for savings and comfort
…was also reduced slightly, however, as cooling was not enabled widely on this site, actual summer demand reduction was hard to gauge. Overall, these results support the idea that heat…
How this small Ontario city is leading on public EV charging
…to become net carbon neutral by 2040. Can you tell us about the site locations and why they were chosen? For this project we selected locations at some of our…