buildings

Introducing a new financial planning tool for condos

4/2025 - TAF has developed an exciting new tool for condo buildings to improve financial planning for building upgrades: Enhanced Reserve Fund Studies.

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Leading developers are proving what’s possible in green buildings

4/2025 - The Toronto Green Standard has motivated leading developers to push the envelope and innovate with efficient, creative new buildings.

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The right metric for Toronto’s BEPS

3/2025 - For Toronto’s Building Emissions Performance Standards bylaw to succeed, getting the metric right is an important consideration for building owners. We’ve made our recommendation on the best choice for Toronto.

The exterior of 575 Danforth Road, a Retrofit Accelerator project under construction.

Deep Retrofit Diary: Innovative technologies increase productivity

3/2025 - By integrating innovative technologies into an ambitious retrofit project, we minimized construction time and allowed residents to remain in their homes. Get the latest updates in our Retrofit Diary.

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Financing opportunities for building retrofits are growing

3/2025 - There are many reasons to retrofit your building, including enhanced returns and regulatory compliance, such as for Toronto’s upcoming Building Emissions Performance Standards, but access to financing is a common barrier. We’ve compiled advice from these experts to help you navigate what’s best for your project.

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We thrive in better buildings – how a new bylaw could transform retrofits in the GTHA

1/2025 - The City of Toronto is introducing Building Emissions Performance Standards (BEPS) to tackle building-related carbon emissions.

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Lowering emissions, raising up equity – perspectives on Toronto’s building policy

1/2025 - Toronto's emerging BEPS policy needs to be well-designed and informed by representative stakeholders and rightsholders regarding equity impacts.

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What building types will be included in Toronto’s building emissions performance standards?

12/2024 - One of the most important questions in designing a BEPS is which types and sizes of buildings should be included.

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Commercial real estate has everything to gain from building emissions performance standards

12/2024 - The commercial real estate sector should be excited about Toronto moving forward with its Building Emissions Performance Standards (BEPS) policy.

A new building policy approach that’s working

11/2023 - Existing building performance has been historically challenging to regulate, but that’s changing with the recent proliferation of mandatory building performance standards (BPS) across North America.

Putting high-rises on a low-carbon diet

5/2023 - GLOBE AND MAIL: Policy paper published last year by U of T, City of Toronto, The Atmospheric Fund and Mantle Developments calls for the regulation of embodied carbon as well as the development of standardized ways of measuring these emissions.

Doug Ford’s new housing bill guts green building law he voted for as Toronto councillor, say critics

11/2022 - TORONTO STAR - "The Building More Homes Faster Act includes clauses that will inadvertently make future homes more unaffordable and less efficient for Ontarians," says Bryan Purcell.