1. MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 Tower Renewal: Bringing Positive Change to Toronto’s Apartment Communities MWA Fall Workshop Orillia, October 29, 2014 Eleanor McAteer, City of Toronto

2. MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 A program to drive broad environmental, social, economic, and cultural change by improving Toronto’s concrete apartment towers and the neighbourhoods that surround them. Tower Renewal

3. 3 1200 older concrete high-rises Built from 1945 to 1984 8 storeys or more Tower Renewal: The Opportunity

4. 4 Towers Located Across the City MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014

5. 5 Building Ownership Profile MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014

6. 6 550,000 people live in Toronto’s older high-rises 20% of Toronto’s total population 43% of residents are low-income 25% of residents are newcomers Who is Affected? MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014

7. The survey findings: apartment communities as safe places to live. good places to live and good places to raise children. Worth Keeping and Improving MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 7

8. Environment: Waste Diversion increase by 30%+ Water savings 20%+ Energy savings 50%+ GHG emission reduction 5% Economy : 1,000s of person years of employment from retrofits Community: Need for community use spaces Better sense of security Study Findings

9. Tower Renewal STEP Program STEP Site-based assessment 9 MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014

10. 10 STEP Progress Path Step One: Learning and Planning Taking stock of existing situation, determine possibilities Step Two: Implementation Typically quick payback, sound business practice Step Three: High Performance Lifecycle approach Step Four: Leadership Aspirational, Integrated MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014

11. WASTE DIVERSIONCOMMUNITY BUILDING STEP 1 Determine optimal number of containers Assess condition of common use areas STEP 2 Provide regular staff training Improve the usability of existing spaces STEP 3 Provide indoor recycling containers Create new spaces for resident use STEP 4 Chute closure to obtain 50% + diversion Address concerns regarding food security 11

12. Clear, concise guides for action Flexible STEP Checklists 12

13. STEP Checklists

14. Tools Include: Incentives Guidebooks Case Studies Education & Training Programs 14 MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014

15. 15 STEP Benchmarking Waste Diversion, Energy and Water Analysis of performance over time Ranking relative to similar buildings

16. Continuous Improvement Fund http://cif.wdo.ca/pdf/reports/178/178_report.pdf http://cif.wdo.ca/projects/documents/315- Toronto_Final_Report.pdf 16

17. MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 The people who live in apartments The management of apartments Role of connections 3 Things You Need to Know

18. MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 Diversion is much more complex in MURBs Establishing social norms Many buildings achieve high diversion rates It isn’t the People, It’s the circumstances

19. MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 Benchmarking

20. MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 Benchmarking 15 can readily be a 5

21. MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 Benchmarking 15 can readily be a 5 Can feasibly be a 2

22. MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 What gets Measured gets Managed Relatively new to MURB participation There is a lot of change in site management Need to work at making a practical process

23. MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 Making Connections Strengthens Outcomes Multiple messages maintain interest level Address major concerns to have broader engagement

24. Integrate Waste Diversion with Other Topics MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014 24

25. 25 Economic To boost Toronto’s economy and create local jobs through increased private sector investment. Environmental To achieve high environmental and other performance standards in Toronto’s apartment buildings that will result in lower utility costs. Social / Cultural To enable apartment neighbourhoods to grow into vibrant places that meet the social and cultural needs of residents and enhance the broader community. Three Interlocking Objectives MWA Fall Workshop October 29, 2014

26. toronto.ca/tower_renewal Eleanor McAteer Project Director, Tower Renewal emcatee@toronto.ca Follow us on Twitter @TOTower_Renewal@TOTower_Renewal