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Transformative change: energy-efficiency and social housing retrofits in Canadian cities

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  • Sasha Tsenkova

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The article provides the first comparative assessment of the energy-efficiency retrofit programs in social housing of the largest cities in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, focusing on program efficiency and effectiveness. The analytical framework explores key policy instruments – regulatory, fiscal and institutional – in relation to major results achieved. In terms of efficiency, the grant programs were highly relevant, timely and successful in meeting their objectives generating improvements in two-thirds of the social housing in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary. The effectiveness was moderate, with targeted approaches to retrofits, integrating both mechanical and building envelope measures with high potential for energy savings. One of the greatest challenges was the high cost of the program, the lack of sustainability in funding and and the cost recovery of comprehensive retrofits..

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  • Sasha Tsenkova, 2018. "Transformative change: energy-efficiency and social housing retrofits in Canadian cities," Urban Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(3), pages 263-274, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rurpxx:v:11:y:2018:i:3:p:263-274
    DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2018.1460028
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    1. Hannah M. Teicher, 2023. "Making embodied carbon mainstream: a framework for cities to leverage waste, equity, and preservation policy to reduce embodied emissions in buildings," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 13(3), pages 404-418, September.

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