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Blog Archives
Resilient buildings – not just about adaptation
By Jonathan Morier, TAF’s Indoor Environmental Quality Researcher Earlier this month I attended the Green Building Festival put on by Sustainable Buildings Canada. It was a day packed with interesting presentations and discussions on the topic of urban resilience. While … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Energy efficiency Tagged community energy, District Energy, energy efficiency, Gord Miller, Green Buildings Festival, greenhouse gas reduction, microgrid, Ontario Environment Commissioner, passive design, Paul Dowsett, resiliance, Robert Thornton, Sustainable Buildings Canada Leave a comment
Working together – harder than it looks …
Recently I joined in the Collective Impact Summit hosted in Toronto by Tamarack. Collective impact is all about different types of groups working together to advance a common goal, and while the practice is really nothing new, the work of … Continue reading
Posted in Social innovation Tagged collaobration, collective impact, collective impact summit, greenhouse gas reductions, Move the GTHA, regional transit, social innovation, Tamarack Institute Leave a comment
Hackathon showcases winning ideas
Last Sunday I enjoyed the unique experience of being one of the judges in the ALERT Power of 50 Hackathon. ALERT stands for Affordable & Low-Income Environmental Renewal in Toronto – a project supported by the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance … Continue reading
Posted in Energy efficiency, General, Social innovation Tagged Condos, Energy, energy efficiency, social innovation Leave a comment
Carbon tax – the great divide
One day. One newspaper. Two very different views on the value of carbon pricing. In yesterday’s Toronto Star, Prime Minister Stephen Harper voiced his support for Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbot’s view that a carbon tax is bad for the … Continue reading
Hello Spring! How to get from here to there without the traffic, crowds and potholes
Now that temperatures are climbing into the double digits after a long, cold winter, it feels great to be outside again in our vibrant city. If only it weren’t for the crowded sidewalks, traffic jams, overcrowded transit system and bicycle … Continue reading