Central YMCA energy infrastructure retrofit

pre-construction

This is an existing, 14,410 m2 mixed-use community and recreation centre owned by the YMCA of Greater Toronto (YMCA). It brings together the local community and features a wide range of health and fitness facilities and programs, a new immigrant services centre, youth programs, and day camps during school breaks. However, as an older building constructed in 1984, the building currently contains a number of inefficient systems and building features, resulting in higher energy consumption and GHG emissions, as well as increased fuel cost. The project will implement a variety of repairs and retrofit measures to significantly reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions, which will ultimately result in a 38% reduction in fuel consumption, 32% reduction in fuel cost, and 49% reduction in carbon emissions. With these measures funded through the GICB program, this project is an excellent example of retrofitting existing buildings to convert them into modern, high-performance facilities.