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Tag Archives: energy efficiency
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Ontario’s New Natural Gas Conservation Framework
On December 22, 2014, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) quietly issued a new regulatory framework to govern natural gas conservation programs for the next six years. While the release of Ontario’s new Demand Side Management (DSM) Framework for Natural Gas … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Energy efficiency, General, High-rise energy efficiency Tagged C02 emissions, climate change, DSM Framework, energy efficiency, Green Buildings 3 Comments
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
Climate Week: Financing the climate revolution
More than 100 events are taking place September 22 to 28 in New York City for Climate Week. Despite the number of panel discussions, workshops and meetings, there isn’t much in the line-up that speaks to the role of the … Continue reading
Posted in Energy efficiency, General, Green finance Tagged Cities, climate, climate change, emissions, Energy, energy efficiency, ESPA, finance Leave a comment
Climate Week: Solutions lie in the building sector
This year marks the sixth anniversary of Climate Week, which got off to an extraordinary start with yesterday’s People’s Climate March. In New York City, where most of the climate action is taking place including the UN Climate Summit, more … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Energy efficiency, General, Green finance, High-rise energy efficiency Tagged climate week, Condos, energy efficiency, Green Buildings, Toronto Atmospheric Fund, TowerWise Leave a comment
My summer with TAF
Our summer intern, Nicole Langballe, wrote this guest blog about her time with us at TAF. Nicole is now a graduate student in the engineering program at University of Toronto. I just concluded my six-week internship with Toronto Atmospheric Fund … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Energy efficiency Tagged C02 emissions, Cities, climate, Condominiums, Condos, energy efficiency, Green Buildings, home retrofits Leave a comment