energy efficiency

Pumping energy savings – global heat pump performance review

6/2015 - Heating homes and buildings account for over one third of Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from natural gas-burning furnaces and boilers. Achieving Toronto’s 2050 climate targets will require transitioning from natural gas to cleaner technologies, which has motivated TAF to explore the performance of heat pumps.

Crowd listens to Julia Langer as she launches new company

Launching Efficiency Capital Corp.

4/2015 - TAF launches a new energy efficiency finance company, Efficiency Capital Corp.

Indoor environmental quality: the next frontier in building monitoring

3/2015 - How TAF is leading a important study of indoor environmental quality in Toronto's apartment buildings.

New Toronto bylaw will reveal energy price tags in buildings

3/2015 - Mandatory energy benchmarking for buildings is a key policy for reducing GHG emissions. Toronto is seeking stakeholder input on a benchmarking bylaw.

Carbon pricing: coming soon to Ontario

2/2015 - A sold out event on carbon pricing.

Tanking oil price doesn’t affect retrofit business case

1/2015 - In Toronto, for instance, 50% of our greenhouse gas emissions come from natural gas used to heat our buildings and the electricity used to power the motors and appliances in buildings.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Ontario’s New Natural Gas Conservation Framework

1/2015 - On December 22, 2014, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) quietly issued a new regulatory framework to govern natural gas