b'SUSTAINABILITY WEBINARPATHWAY TO SUSTAINABILITY WEBINARCITY OF TORONTOS TRANSFORM TO INITIATIVE By Matthew BradfordTCAS ENVIRONMENTALToronto a net-zero-emission city by 2040.goals that contractors can meet for COMMITTEE took the virtual stageTransformTO is Torontos climate actionvarious incentives, such as partial this fall to present the latest webinar in plan, said Zandona. Its our strategy todevelopment charge refunds that can its Pathway to Sustainability Series. reduce local greenhouse gas emissions,add up to eight per cent of development Held October 23, City of Toronto: improve our health, grow our economy,charges refunded to each project.Now and the Future, took a lens toimprove social equity and increase the citys TransformTO Initiative, itsclimate resilience. Zandona spent his time on screen corresponding greenhouse gas (GHG)outlining the TGSs tiers rollout, as well reduction goals and what they mean for Central to this mission is theas plans to make the requirements more Toronto constructors. implementation of the Toronto Greenstringent earlier than expected as a result Standard (TGS) and its tiered energyof the City of Torontos recent climate The online seminar was hosted by Sandraand emissions requirements that areemergency declaration. City Council Burnell, TCA Environmental Committeenow applied to all developments goingdirected us to explore accelerating just chair and principal, Revay and Associatesthrough the citys application process.the greenhouse gas intensity, Zandona Limited. She was joined by two membersSecured at the site plan application stage,reported. So, next year, we may be of the citys new development andthey span five priority areas: air quality,moving on to the version five greenhouse existing building team: Zac Zandona,building energy emissions and resilience,gas intensity as opposed to waiting program manager, new developments andwater quality and efficiency, ecology anduntil 2026 in order to drive emissions Duncan MacLellan, program manager,biodiversity, and waste and the down quicker as a result of this climate existing buildings from the City of Toronto,circular economy. emergency declaration.environment and climate division.Importantly, Zandona explained thatZandona proceeded to take a lens to the The webinar opened with a rundown ofonly Tier 1 of TGSs requirements aredifferent energy standards in Toronto, TransformTO and its mission to makemandatory, with the rest being voluntaryincluding low-rise residential, mid- to high-28Quarter 42024 BUILDERSDIGEST'