Multi-Residential Building Retrofits Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Toronto and Hamilton
July 12, 2019
Investing in green infrastructure helps communities reduce their carbon footprint and increase their resilience to climate change. It also helps safeguard public health, protect the environment and create a clean-growth economy.
Marco Mendicino, Parliamentary Secretary to François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament for Toronto–Danforth, and Berry Vrbanovic, Green Municipal Fund Council member and Mayor of Kitchener, announced $5.75 million in grants and loans through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund to support deep energy retrofits in Toronto and Hamilton.
The project led by The Atmospheric Fund will retrofit heating, cooling and lighting systems and include other measures to reduce energy and water wastage in four multi-residential buildings in the cities of Toronto and Hamilton. These deep energy retrofits will reduce energy consumption by 40% in the buildings, cut energy bills and improve resident comfort.
The upgrades are in line with the City of Toronto’s TransformTO Climate Action Strategy, a long-term approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the City by 80% by 2050.
Through green infrastructure, the communities are improving the environment, gathering and sharing important lessons to maximize municipal resources, and improving the lives of citizens.
The Green Municipal Fund is funded by the Government of Canada and delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
