This brief identifies a number of key considerations and best practices for Toronto to firmly integrate equity into the design of building performance standards. Authored by Abhilash Kantamneni, Katharine Turner, Louise Sharrow, and Marshall Duer-Balkind.
Toronto is joining other major North American cities in mandating building performance standards.
Explore solutions to enhance benchmarking adoption, drawing on lessons from other jurisdictions.
Ambitious action on the part of Canada’s sub-national governments will ensure that all stakeholders in the buildings sector — including governments, industry and the workforce — have a clear and stable regulatory path forward, one that allows them to plan for future code requirements while investing in Canada’s net-zero future.