Item - 2019.TA3.6

The Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund:

1.  Approved the following grant requests funded jointly from the Ontario and City of Toronto endowments except where otherwise indicated:

 
a.  $300,000 over 28 months to Canada Green Building Council to support a multi-stakeholder effort focused on development of the workforce needed to deliver low-carbon new buildings and deep retrofits in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).

 
b.  $290,000 over 29 months to Efficiency Canada to engage in Ontario and federal processes related to key energy efficiency policies.

 
c.  $70,000 to YWCA Hamilton over 24 months to demonstrate, document and share the energy efficiency and financial savings that can be achieved in a pre-cast midrise affordable housing project undertaken to Passive House standards. (funded from the Ontario endowment only).
 

d.  $21,700 over 24 months to Toronto Environmental Alliance to support creation of a website to foster collaboration and coordination among member groups and external organizations, and to provide a space within the site to promote community ownership and shared responsibility for TransformTO.
 

2.  Declined the following grant requests:

a.  $300,000 over 24 months to Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) to renew their race2reduce initiative which recognizes building performance leadership and facilitates sharing of best practices amongst industry members.

 
b.  $140,000 over 24 months to George Brown College to review and benchmark the process and procurement methods in the construction sector, comparing them to performance improvements resulting from the use of the EcoSpex verification and specification process conducted on low carbon technologies.
 

c.  $105,000 over 12 months to Sustainable Buildings Canada to expand the Compass platform, a free online tool that aims to enable the building design community to benchmark performance against their peers, and to provide access to data all aimed at reducing the energy use and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in their buildings.
 

d.  $75,125 over nine months to Pembina Institute to accelerate Zero Emissions Vehicle manufacturing, job growth, and sustainability in the GTHA.
 

e.  $60,000 over six months to Energy Services Association of Canada to enable municipalities across the GTHA to accelerate and streamline the implementation of cost-effective energy opportunities through public/private partnerships.
 

f.  $25,000 over four months to Fashion Takes Action to conduct a feasibility study and develop a business case for a textile waste recycling facility in Ontario.
 

3.  Approved the following project allocation requests to be funded jointly from the Ontario and City of Toronto endowments:

a.  $131,400 over two years to identify and support local outreach partners to promote Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF)’s services across the GTHA.

 
b.  $25,000 over one year to undertake research and develop an implementation strategy for commercialization and scaling as it relates to TAF’s mandate.

The Vice President, Energy, Environment and Strategic Partnerships, Building Owners and Managers Association  (BOMA) Toronto and the Technical Consultant, BOMA Toronto gave a presentation on Grants and Program Allocation Recommendations.

At its June 14, 2019 meeting, the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Grants and Programs Committee recommended that the Board approve four grants with a combined value of $681,700 and two project allocations with a total value of $156,400.