http://www.towerrenewal.ca The lastest news on Mayor's Tower Renewal program in Toronto. en-en http://www.towerrenewal.ca/images/MTR_logo.jpg http://www.towerrenewal.ca http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=27http://www./news_detail.php?id=27 amp;lt;p style=amp;quot;margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;amp;quot;amp;gt;The tower renewal sites have undergone an extensive analysis of the waste that flows from the sites and how changes to the buildings can improve the amount of recycling that takes place.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 01/07/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=22http://www./news_detail.php?id=22 amp;lt;p style=amp;quot;margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;amp;quot;amp;gt;The tower renewal sites have undergone an extensive analysis of the energy they currently use and how changes to the buildings and the neighbourhood can change this energy use picture.amp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 01/07/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=25http://www./news_detail.php?id=25 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Today, City Council adopted a bold, new sustainable energy strategy titledamp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;a title=amp;quot;http://www.toronto.ca/livegreen/downloads/2009-10_report.pdfamp;quot;amp;gt;amp;amp;ldquo;The Power to Live Greenamp;amp;rdquo;amp;lt;/aamp;gt;. The strategy features a series of guiding recommendations aimed at reducing Torontoamp;amp;rsquo;s greenhouse gas emissions to levels set by Council in 2007: six per cent below 1990 levels by 2012, 30 per cent below 1990 levels b... 01/07/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=23http://www./news_detail.php?id=23 amp;lt;pamp;gt;University of Torontoamp;amp;nbsp;professoramp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;a title=amp;quot;Paul Hessamp;quot; href=amp;quot;http://faculty.geog.utoronto.ca/Hess/hess_home.htmlamp;quot;amp;gt;Paul Hessamp;lt;/aamp;gt;amp;amp;nbsp;has teamed up with amp;lt;a title=amp;quot;Jane's Walkamp;quot; href=amp;quot;http://www.janeswalk.netamp;quot;amp;gt;Jane's Walkamp;lt;/aamp;gt;amp;amp;nbsp;to conductamp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;a href=amp;quot;http://www.janeswalk.net/walkability/studies/amp;quot;amp;gt;wa... 05/30/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=24http://www./news_detail.php?id=24 amp;lt;p style=amp;quot;margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;amp;quot;amp;gt;Promoting local employment and amp;lt;emamp;gt;Green Jobsamp;lt;/emamp;gt; is one of the major goals of the Tower Renewal Project.amp;amp;nbsp; As part of their research and development effort, staff members, Michael Skaljin and Anthony Fernando are busy collaborating with other city departments, trade unions, local colleges, community groups and a number of other organizations. amp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;/pamp;... 01/07/2010 http://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/news/news/2009/11/4934http://www./news_detail.php?id=21 amp;lt;p style=amp;quot;font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin: 0px;amp;quot;amp;gt;The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto recently launched the Tower Renewal Guidelines book, a publication of environmentally responsible best practices for the cost-effective retrofit of 1960s and 1970s high-rise apartment buildings. Building scientist Ted Kesik and architect Ivan Saleff, professors at the Daniels Faculty, co-authored the publicatio... 11/18/2009 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/aging-towers-will-find-new-life-in-new-skins/article1360723/http://www./news_detail.php?id=37 amp;lt;pamp;gt;If you live in a MURB, you may be running out. Moving, that is, because you can't close the windows in winter because of the frozen condensation, or you can't open them in summer because they're rusted shut. Or energy bills have forced rent increases you can't handle. And if you can't afford a house, you'll probably move to another multi-unit residential building, because Toronto has the second-largest number of them in North America, after New York.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 11/12/2009 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/rx-for-an-aging-stock-of-high-rise-homes/article1352466/http://www./news_detail.php?id=38 amp;lt;pamp;gt;During the decades of Toronto's postwar housing boom, a thousand residential towers sprouted from former fields and pastures across the metropolitan area between Oshawa and Hamilton.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 11/05/2009 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=28http://www./news_detail.php?id=28 amp;lt;p style=amp;quot;margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;amp;quot;amp;gt;The National Film Board of Canada has begun work on Highrise, a globalamp;amp;nbsp;multi-media documentary project examining life in vertical communitiesamp;amp;nbsp;in suburbs around the world.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 10/18/2009 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/tough-love-for-toronto-architects/article1317535/http://www./news_detail.php?id=39 amp;lt;pamp;gt;The coveted Toronto Urban Design Awards, dispensed by the city every two years, are usually all about celebrating what Hogtown has got in the way of metropolitan beauty and imagination. But when the 2009 prizes were handed out recently, the jury decided to take the opportunity to give us a mild scolding along with a pat on the back.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 10/08/2009 http://www.slideshare.net/connectedurbandev/city-of-toronto-mayor-david-miller-city-of-toronto-and-c40http://www./news_detail.php?id=36 ... 10/01/2009 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=26http://www./news_detail.php?id=26 amp;lt;pamp;gt;On Monday September 21st, theamp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;a title=amp;quot;Mayor's Tower Renewal Opportunities Bookamp;quot; href=amp;quot;http://era.on.ca/blogs/towerrenewal/?page_id=156amp;quot; target=amp;quot;_blankamp;quot;amp;gt;Mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s Tower Renewal Opportunities Bookamp;lt;/aamp;gt;amp;amp;nbsp;was awarded the Toronto Urban Design Award of Excellence in the Vision and Masterplan category. For more information, view theamp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;a href=amp;quot;http://www.toro... 09/21/2009 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=12http://www./news_detail.php?id=12 amp;lt;pamp;gt;The City of Toronto is calling for Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop Community Energy Plans for Mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s Tower Renewal pilot sites.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 06/10/2009 http://www.newsfix.ca/2009/06/03/down-and-dirty-with-clean-air/http://www./news_detail.php?id=35 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Today, political representatives from municipalities across the GTA gathered to discuss what they are doing to reduce carbon emissions at the 10th Annual Smog Summit held at Toronto City Hall.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 06/03/2009 http://www.c40seoulsummit.com/http://www./news_detail.php?id=40 ... 05/18/2009 http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009726.htmlhttp://www./news_detail.php?id=30 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Could Toronto's aging concrete high-rises be North America's most promising new frontier for sustainable suburban development? A new City-backed plan is banking on it. Theamp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;a style=amp;quot;text-decoration: none;amp;quot; href=amp;quot;http://www.towerrenewaL.caamp;quot; target=amp;quot;_blankamp;quot;amp;gt;Mayor's Tower Renewalamp;lt;/aamp;gt;amp;amp;nbsp;aims to turn the greater Toronto metropolitan area's 1960s apartment blocks into a 21st century reso amp;l... 04/24/2009 http://www.thestar.com/article/268847http://www./news_detail.php?id=29 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Brutalism. Sounds friendly, no?amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;No. And that, no doubt, is part of the problem. As an unfortunate amp;amp;ndash; and incorrect amp;amp;ndash; label for much of the late-Modern concrete architecture built largely through the late '50s to the early '70s, the term is about as cuddly as a cactus.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 10/21/2008 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=7http://www./news_detail.php?id=7 amp;lt;pamp;gt;The Mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s Tower Renewal report to the Executive Committee, and the accompanying Opportunities Book, prepared by ERA Architects and the University of Toronto, are now available.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 08/19/2008 http://ca.video.yahoo.com/watch/5397349/14217275http://www./news_detail.php?id=34 ... 10/01/2008 www.towerwise.ca/about_tower_renewal_projecthttp://www./news_detail.php?id=32 amp;lt;pamp;gt;TowerWise has been designed to support and complement the exciting Mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s Tower Renewal, launched in September 2008. Mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s Tower Renewal takes a broad approach integrating environment, community, infrastructure and economic issues to improve the overall health of Torontoamp;amp;rsquo;s high-rise communities, starting with four ambitious pilot projects.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 10/01/2008 http://www.c40cities.org/news/news-20080902.jsphttp://www./news_detail.php?id=31 amp;lt;pamp;gt;The environment and residents in Torontoamp;amp;rsquo;s 1,000 decades-old concrete slab apartment towers will be the beneficiaries of Mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s Tower Renewal, an ambitious new project unveiled today by Mayor David Miller.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 09/02/2008 http://era.on.ca/blogs/towerrenewal/?page_id=156http://www./news_detail.php?id=18 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Edited by E.R.A. Architects, the Mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s Tower Renewal Opportunities Book compiles research conducted over the past several years by the University of Toronto and E.R.A. Architects. Outlining in further detail the information that has been released on towerrenewal.com in the previous months, the Opportunities book examines the origin to Torontoamp;amp;rsquo;s modern planned apartments, and their future potential in a green and equitable Toronto.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 08/19/2008 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=19http://www./news_detail.php?id=19 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Applied research aimed at helping to ensure the full benefits of Mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s Tower Renewal are achieved.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 08/19/2008 http://www./news_detail.php?id=20 amp;lt;pamp;gt;The Mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s report to Executive, which establishes the Mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s Tower Renewal Officeamp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 08/19/2008 http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/195736http://www./news_detail.php?id=41 ... 03/25/2008 http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/bikeplan/http://www./news_detail.php?id=44 amp;lt;pamp;gt;The Toronto Bike Plan establishes a vision for cycling in Toronto. To amp;quot;shift gearsamp;quot; towards a more bicycle friendly city.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 01/11/2010 http://era.on.ca/blogs/towerrenewal/http://www./news_detail.php?id=42 amp;lt;pamp;gt;The ERA Architects Tower Renewal Blog.amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 01/11/2010 http://www.toronto.ca/affordablehousing/hot.htmhttp://www./news_detail.php?id=43 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Housing Opportunities Toronto (HOT) Websiteamp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 01/11/2010 http://www.toronto.ca/parks/http://www./news_detail.php?id=45 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Toronto Parks, Forestry amp;amp;amp; Recreation Websiteamp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 01/11/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=46http://www./news_detail.php?id=46 amp;lt;pamp;gt;The Government of Canada endowed the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) with $550 million to establish the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). The Fund is a long-term, sustainable source of grants and below-market loans for municipal governments and their partners.amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;lt;a href=amp;quot;http://www.toronto.ca/greenmunicipalfund/pdf/GMF-Backgrounder.pdfamp;quot; target=amp;quot;_blankamp;quot;amp;gt;Click Here to read the full Backgrounder.amp;amp;n... 02/16/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=47http://www./news_detail.php?id=47 amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;br /amp;gt;Toronto goes green with a funding boostamp;lt;br /amp;gt;Toronto is going to find going greener a little easier thanks to an infusion of green from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). amp;lt;br /amp;gt;amp;lt;a href=amp;quot;http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/621142--toronto-goes-green-with-a-funding-boostamp;quot; target=amp;quot;_blankamp;quot;amp;gt;Click HERE to learn more. amp;lt;/aamp;gt;amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;g... 02/19/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=48http://www./news_detail.php?id=48 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Toronto Mayor's Tower Renewal Program adds 11 buildings to the Greening Multi-res online system Federation of rental-housing providers of Ontario (FRPO) joins the Greening Multi-res initiative through The Rental Housing Conservation (RHC) Pilot project.amp;lt;br /amp;gt;amp;lt;br /amp;gt;amp;lt;a href=amp;quot;http://multi-res.enerlife.com/LoginMultiRes.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fDefault.aspxamp;quot; target=amp;quot;_blankamp;quot;amp;gt;CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE. amp;lt;/aamp;gt;amp;lt;/p... 03/17/2010 http://www./news_detail.php?id=51 amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Helvetica;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Helvetica;amp;quot;amp;gt; amp;lt;p align=amp;quot;leftamp;quot;amp;gt;This report represents the main findings and recommendations of the project team, including options for pilot implementation. While potential solutions for improved waste diversion are found in a number of broad areas including technology, building operations, outrea... 05/31/2010 http://www./news_detail.php?id=52 amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: TT285t00;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: TT285t00;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;/spanamp;gt;amp;lt;/spanamp;gt;amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;p align=amp;quot;leftamp;quot;amp;gt;The retrofit projects envisioned by Tower Renewal are comprehensive and large scale, likely costing several million dollars per building. Since most of the buildings in question are in the hands of priv... 05/31/2010 http://www.toronto.ca/city_manager/pdf/tr_implementation_book.pdfhttp://www./news_detail.php?id=53 amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: xx-small; font-family: TradeGothic;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: xx-small; font-family: TradeGothic;amp;quot;amp;gt; amp;lt;p align=amp;quot;leftamp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;strongamp;gt;Overall, the positive impacts that Tower Renewal can generate are dramatic. Water and energy use and greenhouse gas emissions can be drastically reduced; the production of renewable energy can be achieved; social networks, a sense of safety,... 05/31/2010 http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&msid=106259455126148743655.00048793220d422e195d7&z=7http://www./news_detail.php?id=54 amp;lt;pamp;gt;This Map will allow you to find the location of Industries that provide goods, materials and services that are used in Tower Renewal Projects.amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;If you want your firm to be added to this Map please contact amp;lt;a href=amp;quot;mailto:tower@toronto.caamp;quot;amp;gt;tower@toronto.ca.amp;lt;/aamp;gt;amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;/pamp;gt;... 05/01/2010 http://www./news_detail.php?id=55 ... 05/29/2010 http://www./news_detail.php?id=56 amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: ArialMT;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: ArialMT;amp;quot;amp;gt; amp;lt;p align=amp;quot;leftamp;quot;amp;gt;Tower renewal, the retrofit of high-rise apartment buildings, represents an opportunity to create a variety of employment opportunities. The scale and duration of tower renewal projects have the potential to employ local hires from Torontoamp;amp;rsquo;s priority neighbo... 05/20/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=57http://www./news_detail.php?id=57 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Globe and Mail amp;lt;spanamp;gt;Published on Friday, Apr. 23, 2010 amp;lt;/spanamp;gt;amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;New towers are not being designed in ways that save energy, says Dan Harvey of U of Tamp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;lt;strongamp;gt;amp;quot;The cityamp;amp;rsquo;s been touting its green building standards, things like the mayoramp;amp;rsquo;s tower renewal. Do those help?amp;lt;/strongamp;gt;amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;Tower renewal involves retrofit... 04/23/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=58http://www./news_detail.php?id=58 amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;h1amp;gt;2010 National Urban Design Awardsamp;lt;/h1amp;gt; amp;lt;h2amp;gt;amp;lt;emamp;gt;Special Jury Award: Sustainable Developmentamp;lt;/emamp;gt;amp;lt;/h2amp;gt; amp;lt;table style=amp;quot;width: 440px;amp;quot; border=amp;quot;0amp;quot; cellspacing=amp;quot;0amp;quot; cellpadding=amp;quot;3amp;quot; bgcolor=amp;quot;#e9e9e9amp;quot;amp;gt; amp;lt;tbodyamp;gt; amp;lt;tr bgcolor=amp;quot;#666666amp;quot;amp;gt; amp;lt;td height=a... 06/01/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=59http://www./news_detail.php?id=59 amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;amp;nbsp;amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;Daily Commercail News and Constrction Record : May 13, 2010-amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;Torontoamp;amp;rsquo;s tower renewal program promotes energy efficiencyamp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;PETER KENTER-correspondentamp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;quot;With energy costs projected to increase, existing multi-tenant buildings will come under increased pressure to retrofit to save on energy costs while maintaining a amp;amp;ld... 05/13/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=60http://www./news_detail.php?id=60 amp;lt;p style=amp;quot;font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 7px; color: #444;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;text-transform: uppercase;amp;quot;amp;gt;EyeWeeklyamp;lt;/spanamp;gt;amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;p style=amp;quot;font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 7px; color: #444;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;text-transform: uppercase;amp;quot;amp;gt;BY Shawn Micallefamp;lt;/spanamp;gt; amp;amp;nbsp; May 05, 2010 14:05amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;h1 style=amp;quot;MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pxamp;quot... 05/05/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=61http://www./news_detail.php?id=61 amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;lt;br /amp;gt;amp;lt;br /amp;gt;Canadaamp;amp;rsquo;s largest municipality is also a leader in environmental initiatives. With 37 successful applications for GMF funding and sevenamp;amp;nbsp;FCM Sustainable Community Awardsamp;amp;nbsp;to its credit, Toronto is also a member ofamp;amp;nbsp;PCP amp;amp;mdash; currently at Milestone 3 in both the corporate and community categories amp;amp;mdash; and regularly sends delegates to the FCM Sustainable Communities Mission. amp;lt;br... 06/01/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=62http://www./news_detail.php?id=62 amp;lt;pamp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Helvetica;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Helvetica;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Helvetica;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;span style=amp;quot;font-size: x-small; font-family: Helvetica;amp;quot;amp;gt; amp;lt;p align=amp;quot;leftamp;quot;amp;gt;The Community Energy Plan (CEP) prepared by ARUP Consulting investigates ways to improve energy... 05/26/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/news_detail.php?id=63http://www./news_detail.php?id=63 amp;lt;p style=amp;quot;text-align: center;amp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;a style=amp;quot;position: relative;amp;quot; onclick=amp;quot;pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4541624708_73bdee8b88_o.jpg?referer=http%3A%2F%2Ftowerrenewal.ca%2Fnews_detail.php%3Fid%3D60');amp;quot; href=amp;quot;http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4541624708_73bdee8b88_o.jpgamp;quot;amp;gt;amp;lt;img src=amp;quot;http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4541624708_73bdee8b88_o.jpgamp;quot; alt=amp;q... 05/05/2010 http://www.towerrenewal.ca/images/uploads/1279294497_Tower%20Renewal%20Benchmarking%20Seminar%20Jul13%2010.pdfhttp://www./news_detail.php?id=64 amp;lt;pamp;gt;This presentation provides an overview on how to benchmark your buildingamp;amp;rsquo;s energy performance and quickly determine where you could be saving energy and cash.amp;amp;nbsp; Topics covered l include:amp;lt;/pamp;gt; amp;lt;ulamp;gt; amp;lt;li style=amp;quot;padding-left: 7px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; position: relative;amp;quot;amp;gt;The key elements of a top performing building amp;lt... 07/13/2010 http://www.merx.com/English/SUPPLIER_Menu.asp?WCE=Show&TAB=1&PORTAL=MERX&State=7&id=201029&src=osr&FED_ONLY=0&ACTION=&rowcount=&lastpage=&MoreResults=&hcode=i%2b1pDALzs5ZxyQvwXPxqEw%3d%3dhttp://www./news_detail.php?id=65 amp;lt;pamp;gt;Consulting Services to undertake stakeholder consultation, research and analysis of issues arising from the implementation of a financing option for tower renewal projects, including the request for priority lien status for tower renewal project payments and the implementation of a city services corporation.amp;lt;br /amp;gt;The required work includes three core objectives with respect to implementing the financing option to support the undertaking of tower renewal projects:amp;lt... 07/15/2010