Collecting and analyzing a building's energy consumption data will help us make better decisions about how to build and manage greener, more energy-efficient buildings. 

POSTED: MAY 21, 2014
BY: JONATHAN LASKI

Buildings are responsible for a majority of our energy use and a majority of our greenhouse gas emissions in developed parts of the world. In the City of Toronto, for example, residential, commercial and industrial buildings accounted for 61% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2007.

In March and April, we ran a contest to let YOU name a new waterfront street in the new Bayside Toronto community. Over 700 names were suggested and more than 2,000 people voted to select the winning name.

POSTED: MAY 5, 2014
BY: SAMANTHA GILENO

In March and April, we ran a contest to let YOU name a new waterfront street in the new Bayside Toronto community. Over 700 names were suggested and more than 2,000 people voted to select the winning name.

May 5, 2014, Toronto, ON—The votes are in and Merchants' Wharf has topped the list for the new waterfront street name in East Bayfront. The winning name – which commemorates an old shipping wharf located at the foot of Lower Sherbourne Street – received the most votes during our ‘Help Name a Waterfront Street’ online contest.

April 22, 2014, Toronto, ON—We’re one step closer to choosing a new waterfront street name – but we still need your help. From now through May 1, vote for your favourite street name from our list of seven shortlisted names.

The shortlisted names – which were selected from the almost seven hundred suggestions we received – are:

Here’s a chance to put your stamp on the waterfront!

We’re looking for a street name for the Main Waterfront Drive in the new Bayside Toronto development. And since it’s your waterfront, we want your help. Think about some of the iconic street names in our city – Bay Street, Yonge Street, Spadina Avenue – do you have a great waterfront street name to add to the list?

March 6, 2014, Toronto, ON— The Water’s Edge Promenade in East Bayfront has received a National Merit Award from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA).

The CSLA Awards of Excellence recognize the best in Canadian landscape architecture. According to the CSLA, this year’s award-winning projects are “a reminder that great design helps build great communities.”

Since its completion in 2010, the Water's Edge Promenade in East Bayfront has been bustling with activity all year round.

POSTED: MARCH 6, 2014
BY: HEATHER GLICKSMAN

Recently, the Water’s Edge Promenade in East Bayfront received a National Merit Award from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA).

March 5, 2014, Toronto, ON—  There have been many questions recently about Toronto’s waterfront and how it is being transformed – now and in the future – from industrial lands into dynamic new mixed-use neighbourhoods anchored by spectacular parks and public spaces.

Toronto’s waterfront is being transformed from derelict industrial lands into dynamic new mixed-use neighbourhoods that reconnect us with our waterfront through truly inspiring parks and public spaces. But it’s no easy feat – this transformation requires a delicate balancing act that makes sure that no single way that we use the waterfront overpowers all the others.

POSTED: MARCH 4, 2014 I DESIGN, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES
BY: ANDREW HILTON

November 8, 2013, Toronto, ON—Waterfront Toronto’s projects and sustainability initiatives have recently been honoured with three prestigious sustainability awards. The Canada Green Building Council, BLOOM and Clean50 have all recognized Waterfront Toronto for various aspects of its leadership and innovation in the area of sustainability.