Dinner & Presentation:
Date:
Monday, May 5, 2025
Venue:
Mississauga Grand Banquet & Event Centre
35 Brunel Rd, Mississauga, ON L4Z 3E8
Agenda:
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Networking
6:30 PM - 6:50 PM: Chapter's Officers Installation Ceremony
7:15 PM - 8:30 PM: Presentation and Q&As
EVENT SUMMARY
Join the Toronto ASHRAE Chapter for an insightful session on deep energy retrofits, featuring the 61 Yorkville project. A deep retrofit is a comprehensive approach to upgrading a Residential building’s systems to significantly reduce GHG emissions and energy consumption and is a vital step toward achieving net zero emissions.
About the Deep Retrofit Challenge:
The Deep Retrofit Challenge is a City of Toronto initiative aimed at accelerating deep energy retrofits in existing buildings to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The program supports projects that achieve at least a 50% reduction in both GHG emissions and energy use intensity, with a maximum grant of $500,000 per building.
The above project, delivered with Ecosystem Energy, showcases key improvements such as high-efficiency heat pumps, energy recovery systems, renewable energy generation, and EV charging infrastructure.
With Toronto aiming for net zero GHG emissions, deep retrofits like this will be essential city-wide. Don’t miss this opportunity & Register to learn from a leading example.
Presenters
Alex Kalopsis, P.Eng
Project Manager, Public Energy Initiatives – Existing Buildings Programs
Environment, Climate and Forestry Division
City of Toronto
Alex is a Project Manager in the Environment, Climate & Forestry division at the City of Toronto. He focuses on the delivery of existing buildings programs, mainly in the commercial sector.
Alex is a professional engineer with a background in engineering consulting and building sciences. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering Science in Mechanical Engineering from Western University, as well as several post-graduate certificates in energy engineering and building systems.
Joanna Jackson
Vice President, Sustainability and Innovation
MINTO GROUP
Joanna is the Vice President, Sustainability & Innovation for Minto Canada, she joined Minto in 2017 after 15 years as a mechanical engineering consultant. In her role at Minto, Joanna focuses on reducing energy, water and carbon consumption at Minto’s rental properties. She also plays a vital role in planning the path to net zero carbon emissions for Minto’s new homes, condo developments and apartments portfolio.
Special Note:
We’re pleased to share that the ASHRAE HVAC Design and Operations Training Course will be taking place the same week in Toronto! This is an excellent chance for attendees to enhance their skills in high-performance building design alongside the event.
Date: 5-9 May 2025
Location: Humber College, Toronto, ON
Course Details & Registration
Walk-in registrations will not be permitted.
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Please feel free to reach out if you need assistance:
Tina Abbasi
ASHRAE Toronto CTTC Chair
cttc@torontoashrae.com
Tina.abbasi@zapascon.com
Doug Waterston
ASHRAE Toronto CTTC Co-Chair
waterston@kilmerenv.com
ASHRAE Toronto Chapter | 4936 Yonge Street. #2748 Toronto, M2N 6S3
