Town Homes Kingston
Member Since: 2017
Baseline Year: 2016
Baseline GHG Emissions: 515.94 tonnes CO2-equivalent
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About the Member:
Town Homes Kingston is a housing provider that owns and manages 397 apartments and townhouse units at several locations in the City of Kingston, Ontario Canada. Some of our units are available to low-income tenants receiving rent-geared-to-income (RGI) housing subsidies, with that application process administered by the City of Kingston's Social Housing Registry.
Highlighted Sustainability Projects:
2020:
Implemented 3 different energy efficiency projects at 3 different sites: high efficiency boilers, LED hallway lighting, and elevator modernization
2019:
Town Homes Kingston has undertaken projects at several of their sites to upgrade windows, thermostats, lighting and insulation
They are evaluating more opportunities to switch to LED lighting where possible, to convert from hydro to natural gas as well as to upgrade furnaces and other equipment
Kingston Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corporation (KMNPHC) has also been working with other local community agencies to establish a community garden network - the Inner Harbour Community Garden Collaborative – to support local food and provide healthy alternatives to individuals, families and children who may be struggling to provide healthy meals on a tight budget. The Collaborative includes Loving Spoonful, The Gathering Place, and the John Howard Society as well as KMNPHC
2017:
GHG inventory in 2017