heat pumps

How ready for heat pumps is Toronto Hydro?

6/2025 - A TAF interview with Toronto Hydro's Julia McNally, Director of Climate Action at Toronto Hydro, on how the utility is preparing for BEPS.

This red tape is blocking climate action

4/2025 - Evan Wiseman, Climate Policy Senior Manager, recommends how regulators can unlock significant job growth and efficiency by removing barriers to clean energy technologies.

TAF congratulates Province of Ontario for committing to invest $10.9 billion in electricity conservation and demand-side management

1/2025 - Aakash Harpalani, Director of Clean Energy, comments on Ontario’s 2025-2028 Incentives Framework.

Retrofit Services Manager, Kaitlin Carroll discusses an upcoming heat pump installation with Toronto Community Housing residents. Photo by Nhan Ng Productions

Extreme heat bylaws: Perspectives from our retrofit services manager

10/2024 - Our latest retrofit diary from Kaitlin Carroll, Retrofit Services Manager, offers practical considerations and explores how thoughtful planning can ensure extreme heat bylaws benefit both building owners and tenants.

Heat pumps are ready for prime time. Bulk buying can pick up the pace.

5/2023 - One way to get heat pump purchases and installations faster in communities is to aggregate local demand and take advantage of bulk buying strategies, based on a new TAF-commissioned report. TAF Director, Ekaterina Tzekova’s new blog highlights what we learned.

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.

Hybrid heat pumps can be a stopgap to an electric future

2/2022 - New case studies show the promise of hybrid heat pumps in the GTHA, and Erik Jansen of TRCA explores the upsides and downsides of the technology.

YWCA Hamilton raises the bar to build amazing affordable housing

11/2021 - New YWCA building in Hamilton shows what’s possible when resident health, comfort, and the climate are put first. We interviewed key players from the design and project teams and took a tour of the facilities. Take a peek to find out how they did it.

Deep Retrofit Diary: A New Kind of Project Delivery

6/2021 - There’s one basic concept that is completely changing the way we do retrofits at TAF. Integrated Project Delivery integrates people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants.

heat pumps

How ready for heat pumps is Toronto Hydro?

This red tape is blocking climate action

TAF congratulates Province of Ontario for committing to invest $10.9 billion in electricity conservation and demand-side management

Extreme heat bylaws: Perspectives from our retrofit services manager

Heat pumps are ready for prime time. Bulk buying can pick up the pace.

Climate and quality of life in Canada’s budget 2023

Hybrid heat pumps can be a stopgap to an electric future

YWCA Hamilton raises the bar to build amazing affordable housing

Deep Retrofit Diary: A New Kind of Project Delivery

Boiler Replacement that Achieves up to 136% Gas Heating Efficiency

Heat pump: an unsung hero

Heat Pumps Reduce Energy Consumption up to 32% in Retrofits

heat pumps

How ready for heat pumps is Toronto Hydro?

This red tape is blocking climate action

TAF congratulates Province of Ontario for committing to invest $10.9 billion in electricity conservation and demand-side management

Extreme heat bylaws: Perspectives from our retrofit services manager

Heat pumps are ready for prime time. Bulk buying can pick up the pace.

Climate and quality of life in Canada’s budget 2023

Hybrid heat pumps can be a stopgap to an electric future

YWCA Hamilton raises the bar to build amazing affordable housing

Deep Retrofit Diary: A New Kind of Project Delivery

Boiler Replacement that Achieves up to 136% Gas Heating Efficiency

Heat pump: an unsung hero

Heat Pumps Reduce Energy Consumption up to 32% in Retrofits

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