Conservation

What does the Conservation team do?

Toronto Community Housing is the second-largest social housing provider in North America and one of the largest employers in Toronto. This puts us in a unique position to help support the City's climate change goals. Established in 2020, our Conservation team helps lead the organization to a more sustainable future. The Conservation team focuses on:

Staff education

• Ongoing learning and educational sessions
• Checklists for responding to tenants' utility-related complaints
• Building utility reports

Tenant education

• In-suite electricity use and monitoring and education
• Thermostat use education
• Community-specific programming

Green Office

• Green office performance ratings for tenant service hubs and TCHC offices
• Collaborate with vendors to promote the purchase of eco-friendly office supplies
• Green office educational programs

Waste Program

• Illegal dumping monitoring
• Create a standard of procedures for the waste management program
• Waste enclosure signage
• Waste kits distributed to tenants
• Sharps disposal program

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Objectives 

To foster a culture of conservation at Toronto Community Housing, the Conservation team is implementing several initiatives and programs. 
 
These initiatives and programs will help:  

• Toronto Community Housing meets its commitment to reduce energy consumption by 25 per cent by 2028 
• Support the organization in water consumption, electricity, natural gas and waste reduction 
• Educate tenants and staff on behaviors that will improve tenants' quality of life while also decreasing utility consumption  
• Educate tenants and staff about how to utilize new energy-efficient equipment and capital upgrades 
• Ensure all tenant-facing capital investment measures include conservation education and training opportunities 
• Limit savings erosion of capital investments through training and education 
• Engage tenants in incorporating conservation into the community