October 17, 2023
Toronto’s City Waterfront Building Energy Retrofit Wins a 2024 Clean50 Top Project Award
Twenty-four innovative Canadian sustainability projects have been recognized with a 2024 Clean50 Top Project Award – including Toronto’s City Waterfront Building Energy Retrofit. Canada’s Clean50 Top Project Awards are amongst those, announced annually by Delta Management Group and the Clean50 organization, to recognize the best sustainability-oriented projects completed in Canada over the prior two years. Projects are chosen based on a five “I”s criteria: Impactful, Innovative, Inspiring, Informative and readily Imitated.”
Ecosystem is proud of our work together with the City of Toronto to deliver stage 3 of this project, a deep energy retrofit focused on hydrothermal technology and transformational results.
City’s Pilot Retrofit Turned World-Class Model of Sustainability
The City Waterfront Building (CWB) is an innovative energy retrofit project achieving ambitious sustainability targets through cutting-edge renewable technology. The project employed a closed-loop hydrothermal system – the first in Lake Ontario and among the first in Canada. Using heat pump technology and electricity, the system provides 100% of the building’s heating and cooling, eliminating natural gas use. A solar PV system works in tandem, offsetting the building’s electricity use. The outcomes are transformational: the CWB uses 71% less energy, emits 83% fewer Scope 2 GHG emissions, enhances building comfort, generates clean, decentralized electricity, and serves as a world-class model for building owners exploring hydrothermal technology.
To learn more about the project, visit our case study or visit the City of Toronto’s CWB Building project webpage.
For project inquiries, contact Asaph Benun, Managing Director of Business Development.
