Climate change will make home cooling essential due to increased temperature fluctuations and longer heat waves. However, the cost of adding and using cooling systems can become too expensive for low-income homeowners, including seniors. While incentive programs exist for energy-efficient home retrofits, they can increase housing costs, which is counterproductive for many low- or fixed-income and senior households.

The Affordable Home Energy Retrofit Toolkit explores making energy-efficient retrofits affordable for more households, working within Toronto’s existing Home Energy Loan Program to provide innovative retrofits to low-income and senior households. This will help to reduce energy costs, improve health and safety, and allow seniors to age in place.

If you are interested in participating in the project or would like more information, please email us at info@voltaresearch.org.