Property Assessed Payments for Energy Retrofits: Coming to a City near you?
Energy efficiency pays for itself, right? So why don’t people invest in home energy retrofits? Well, one reason is that people move around too often. The average tenure of home ownership in Toronto is...
View ArticleOntario Approves Property Tax Based Financing for Energy Retrofits!
One of the biggest challenges to improving energy efficiency in existing homes and buildings is the upfront costs. That’s why one of our key priorities at TAF is to develop and implement new financial...
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The future of green financing looks bright in Chicago
Investments in high-rise energy-efficient solutions pay for themselves. On May 13, Ross Powell and I found ourselves amongst 300 like-minded investors and policymakers, as well as people from NGOs,...
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Are we failing our future?
It’s a good thing the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) keeps its eye on greenhouse gases. As the old saying goes, you don’t manage what you don’t measure. ECO, an arms-length provincial...
View ArticleToronto Considers Innovative Energy Efficiency Program
The City of Toronto Environment and Energy Office has just released a detailed new program design to support residential property owners with their home energy upgrades. It will be considered by...
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What we’re doing about the indoor environment
Energy conservation doesn’t mean giving up fresh air and comfortable temperatures. While a lot of our work at Toronto Atmospheric Fund is focused on making the city’s buildings more energy efficient,...
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My summer with TAF
Energy efficiency retrofits should improve indoor comfort. 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...
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