Hey GTHA,  

This edition includes a new investment in mass timber housing, a new retrofit case study, Ontario budget comments, solving the performance gap in building design, and more.

Why aren’t buildings operating the way they were designed to?

BUILDING POLICY / BLOG → Over the last decade, TAF and others have identified considerable gaps between what building policies are designed to achieve and real-world building performance. Bryan Purcell, VP Policy and Programs, explores what we need to make theory meet practice.

Future-proofing new Ontario homes with Conservation and Demand Management

CLEAN ELECTRICITY / BLOG → Topping our Ontario budget recommendations, Laura McCloskey, Climate Policy Coordinator, explains how Conservation and Demand Management can meet the province’s growing energy demands and generate an estimated $6.2 billion in net benefits for Ontario.

How federal leadership can support cities advancing Building Performance Standards

BUILDING POLICY / ADVOCACY→ So far, only four Canadian jurisdictions have started advancing Building Performance Standards, an important regulation for scaling retrofits. Efficiency Canada lays out four strategic approaches the federal government can take to accelerate nationwide adoption.

We’re growing supply for prefabricated overcladding in the GTHA

CONSTRUCTION / MARKET DEVELOPMENT → TAF’s Retrofit Accelerator team is kicking off two new deep retrofit projects that include prefabricated overcladding. Get on our list of prequalified suppliers to the GTHA market. Submit your product for our roster and help spread the word before March 8, 2024.