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The City of Toronto Zero Emissions Buildings Framework

Published by City of Toronto City Planning Division under Toronto Green Standard Overview

Open at toronto.ca ↗
Applies to
any
Work types
new construction · major retrofit
Document date
March 2017

The report behind the Toronto Green Standard's absolute energy targets, prepared for the City Planning Division and dated March 2017. It sets out a four-tier pathway to near-zero emissions construction by 2030 for Toronto's five most common building archetypes — high-rise and low-rise multi-unit residential, commercial office, retail and mixed use — measured on total energy use intensity, thermal energy demand intensity and greenhouse gas intensity, and adds prescriptive items for renewable energy, district energy, air tightness testing, commissioning, submetering and benchmarking, with modelling and costing appendices.

What it covers

  • Executive Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Global Best Practices in Energy Efficiency Policy
  • 3. Toronto's Zero Emissions Buildings Framework
  • 4. Prescriptive & Administrative Requirements
  • 5. Implications for Building Construction
  • 6. Implications for Building Costs
  • 7. Summary & Next Steps
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A – Performance Targets – All Buildings
  • Appendix B – Archetype Descriptions & Modelling Input Summaries
  • Appendix C – Parametric Modelling Results
  • Appendix D – Costing Analysis Results
  • Appendix E – Summary of Prescriptive Requirements & Checklist
  • Appendix F – Resilience Checklist
  • Resources & References Cited
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Publisher
City of Toronto City Planning Division
Category
Energy compliance
Published under
Toronto Green Standard Overview — the municipality's own heading
Agencies
City Planning Division, City of Toronto · Environment and Energy Division, City of Toronto · The Atmospheric Fund
Instruments
Toronto Green Standard · Toronto Official Plan
Building types
high-rise multi-unit residential · low-rise multi-unit residential · commercial office · retail · mixed use
Tags
reportzero-emissionsenergy-efficiencytoronto-green-standardpolicy
File
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