The City of Toronto has set a goal of reducing city-wide emissions to net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, relative to 1990 levels. Achieving this goal requires a significant reduction in the emissions derived from energy use in buildings, as they represent over half (55%) of Toronto’s GHG emissions, highlights this report, produced by the city’s energy and environment division (May 2021). The authors discuss the bigger challenge of achieving the net zero goal with the large number of existing buildings. It reports on a concerted and coordinated market shift involving multiple actors, including federal, provincial and municipal governments, as well as industry associations, financial institutions, trade unions, the real estate sector, and of course – home and building owners.
Key words: Architecture/Engineering, Automated Meter Reading (AMI), Blade/Edge Technology, Cloud & Data Analytics, Computer/Network Hardware, Connected/ EV Vehicles, Controls/Sensors, Energy Management, HVAC, Intelligent Building, Internet of Things (IoT)