b'SUSTAINABILITY WEBINARrise residential and non-res, city agency,was important to make the citys ExBof Toronto is proposing a bylaw setting corporation and division facilities. Herequirements as simple as possible andemission performance standards for also looked at the TGS embodied carbonthrough the same reporting platform:existing buildings in 2025. This move requirements and common solutions toWhen we were developing this bylaw,aligns with plans from other Canadian meet Tier 1 and 2 TGS requirements forwe wanted to make sure that people didcities (e.g., Vancouver and Montreal) as multi-unit residential buildings (MURB),not enter their information in 15 differentwell as numerous major cities acrossoffering strategies and materials forplaces all the time. the U.S. electrical and mechanical, and reducing embodied carbon.There are legal reasons why the provinceWere not doing this in a vacuum, he cannot just ask that information be sentsaid. Were making sure that we are Duncan MacLellan took the virtual stageover to us, he added. Were still workingaligned with some of the other large cities after Zandona to explore the variouswith them to see what can be done. in North America that we need to, number programs and initiatives available toone, compete with. But also number two, Torontos constructors. He began byWhile the requirement applies to buildingshave the same goals.framing the role builders play in Torontos50,000 sq. ft. and up, MacLellan said net-zero strategies, reporting that 56 perthere are plans to lower the threshold toMacLellan emphasized that these cent of the cItys GHG emissions comebuildings that are 10,000 sq. ft. and upbylaws and reporting requirements are from buildings, of which 55 per cent isby July 2, 2025.being developed in consultation with the residential, 34 per cent is commercialindustry, including TCA. There are also and 11 per cent is industrial, whichSo why this new mandatory reportingnumerous programs, incentives and mostly comes from natural gas.requirement? MacLellan explained thatresources being made available to help jurisdictional research indicated thatsupport net-zero building.Next, MacLellan looked into the City ofbuilding emission performance standards Torontos Net Zero Existing Buildings(BEPS) are already in place within majorThe webinar ended with a number of (ExB) Strategy, which is a comprehensivecities across North America and are anquestions from attendees and a call from strategy for achieving net-zero emissionsideal way to define and address GHGthe TCA Environmental Committee for in all existing buildings across Toronto,reductions: Having those relevantindustry leaders to join it in its efforts in alignment with the citys climatenumbers helps us figure out how we setto keep our members informed as emergency declaration of October 2019.our building performance standards,movement towards net zero unfolds. Its intent, he said, is to help achieve deepwhere we set those limits and figure out emission reductions across the buildingwhat buildings in the City of Toronto areAs demonstrated in todays presentation, sector, support builders in makingusing on a building-per-building basis. Soits clear that the net zero and energy the transition to a low-carbon sector,as we get that reporting in, we will usereporting requirements are continually and support the realization of multiplethose to inform our building emissionsbecoming more stringent, said Sandra co-benefits in social equity, economicperformance standards. Burnell. As this unprecedented impact, resilience and health.movement progresses, we need to work As an extension of these reportingtogether and share our experiences more Torontos ExB Strategy includes ninerequirements, MacLellan said the Citythan ever.strategies split across three main categories of actions: Policy-setting: Establishing ExB reporting requirements, performance targets, audit guidelines, etc.; Industry support: Providing integratedretrofit support, expanding and enhancing retrofit financing, supporting permitting and approvals process for deep retrofits; andAdvocacy: Building awareness,supporting the workforce, and advocating for action at other levelsof government. The first component of ExB came into effect on October 31, requiring building owners to submit energy use, water use and building info through the Energy Star portfolio manager. Considering the Province of Ontario already requires this reporting for buildings that are 50,000 sq. ft. and above, MacLellan says it BUILDERSDIGEST Quarter 4202429'