Toronto Star: “Inside the deal that’s making geothermal heat go mainstream in Toronto”

In the past decade, geothermal has gone from being installed in less than one per cent of new homes in Toronto to nearly 30 per cent this year.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/inside-the-deal-thats-making-geothermal-heat-go-mainstream-in-toronto/article_e9ea0c5e-00de-4735-a35b-bdd87a9fa161.html?gift=1&gift_token=84ecb599-ab1d-4387-b38f-db0fa23e4fdc&token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6InNpZ24tZ2lmdC1saW5rLWtleSJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVzdGFyLmNvbS9uZXdzL2d0YS9pbnNpZGUtdGhlLWRlYWwtdGhhdHMtbWFraW5nLWdlb3RoZXJtYWwtaGVhdC1nby1tYWluc3RyZWFtLWluLXRvcm9udG8vYXJ0aWNsZV9lOWVhMGM1ZS0wMGRlLTQ3MzUtYTM1Yi1iZGQ4N2E5ZmExNjEuaHRtbD9naWZ0PTEmZ2lmdF90b2tlbj04NGVjYjU5OS1hYjFkLTQzODctYjM4Zi1kYjBmYTIzZTRmZGMiLCJpYXQiOjE3NjA4Njc4ODAsImV4cCI6MTc2MTEyNzA4MH0.agWhHadiPTvdVgwHIUvsNXlDhw42kGQb4kESq9Vom2qGMXBu7OEKwUpT3SBKxAKJLY0cB-Opmrmf5qI9vn-3cnomaABBWzc_9_QTVX78TCH7FkMLkFjTqDjgsR6-Mo0tXuTvT8PN710izYC5Mk-09ZCPghGOWLTIcv7HfMfS59BzSszCW-RwMiSkxWYEKrhjmoaIpXfqdPczTX_rdE_jG5ch4KHs4q-XjKtTXe9OpsEFMOi2jn9VcmRQeUAH_hSIFI3OR8hByhRNNsHOW8NhBOEaoIxmDdFagQAhMiRJj-F-iRI8b6xahoeXHXqvW_XdIwAXOho_78eY1NafhGWx7w

#TOEnvironment #Toronto #climatechange

I did not realize Solar Panels had become cheap and durable enough that we can essentially use them anytime we want to clad an exterior wall. This is good news! #Toronto #solarpower #TOEnvironment

https://www.thestar.com/real-estate/this-apartment-building-needed-new-balcony-railings-so-the-landlord-put-in-solar-panels/article_3dadd012-3327-11ef-92a6-9fd197b72ef9.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link&utm_campaign=user-share

If I was looking for a condo or residential unit in a #sustainable #ClimateResilient #netzero or generally #green or #ecofriendly community, particularly in #Toronto, where would I start looking?

Google search for #LEEDcertification or similar brings up lots of condo ads and marketing crap.

#sustainability #Ecohousing #livingsustainably #TOEnvironment