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 , , DSM Framework, , | 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , | 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 , , , , , , 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, , , , , | 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 , , , , , , , home retrofits | Leave a comment