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Large buildings are using less energy. Why are their emissions going up?

5/2024 - Research and Innovation Analyst, Patrick Ronan, dives into what the latest Ontario’s Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB) is showing and why we are missing a key opportunity to advance the decarbonization of the building sector.

Mississauga’s next mayor should focus on buildings and transportation

5/2024 - Mississauga’s urban and suburban geography means focusing strategically on decarbonizing the building sector and transportation. Read TAF's platform recommendations for the City's next mayor.

Future-proofing new homes with Conservation and Demand Management

2/2024 - As Ontario targets the construction of 1.5 million homes over the next ten years, there is a one-time opportunity to make these homes as efficient as possible.

Performance gap reality check: Why aren’t buildings operating the way they were designed to?

2/2024 - 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 explores what we need to make theory meet practice.

More efficient homes plus new local jobs can create lasting affordability

12/2023 - Community benefits strategies for major public infrastructure projects are increasingly in play.

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.

Toronto climate priorities every mayoral candidate should get behind

5/2023 - Toronto’s next leader should put fast, effective climate action at the centre of the city’s cornerstone strategies for economic development, housing, transportation, health, and more. VP Bryan Purcell discusses three practical actions needed.

Climate and quality of life in Canada’s budget 2023

1/2023 - The opportunity for Canada to support vibrant, low-carbon cities is upon us with budget season underway. TAF's 2023 federal budget recommendations emphasize key investments in heat pumps, EV charging in multi-family buildings, and distributed energy resources.

green new construction

Large buildings are using less energy. Why are their emissions going up?

Mississauga’s next mayor should focus on buildings and transportation

Future-proofing new homes with Conservation and Demand Management

Performance gap reality check: Why aren’t buildings operating the way they were designed to?

More efficient homes plus new local jobs can create lasting affordability

A new building policy approach that’s working

Putting high-rises on a low-carbon diet

Toronto climate priorities every mayoral candidate should get behind

Climate and quality of life in Canada’s budget 2023

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

Dear election candidates: Climate action means working across issues and regional lines

Breaking ground on a climate-friendly way to heat and cool homes in Toronto

green new construction

Large buildings are using less energy. Why are their emissions going up?

Mississauga’s next mayor should focus on buildings and transportation

Future-proofing new homes with Conservation and Demand Management

Performance gap reality check: Why aren’t buildings operating the way they were designed to?

More efficient homes plus new local jobs can create lasting affordability

A new building policy approach that’s working

Putting high-rises on a low-carbon diet

Toronto climate priorities every mayoral candidate should get behind

Climate and quality of life in Canada’s budget 2023

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

Dear election candidates: Climate action means working across issues and regional lines

Breaking ground on a climate-friendly way to heat and cool homes in Toronto

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