More Environmental Responsibility
As a significant player in a resource-intensive industry, we know that every action we take impacts the environment. By minimizing waste, reducing water and energy consumption, lowering carbon emissions, and investing in renewable energy and innovation, we are responsible stewards of the environment.
2023 Accomplishment Highlights
Efficiency
8 years tracking air tightness performance
Quality
New homes across Canada exceed building code by 14.5%
Energy
Reduced rental property energy consumption by 14% since 2019.
Carbon
Cut rental property carbon emissions by 14% since 2019
Diverting more construction waste from landfill
Conventional construction generates significant waste. At Minto, we strive to reduce this waste. Our Canadian homebuilding team has tracked construction waste diversion since 2009. Last year, we saw a 2.2% improvement over the previous year and are now just 0.4% away from our ambitious goal of reaching 80% waste diversion.
Key Metrics
80%
Target for waste diversion
79.6%
Waste diversion in 2023
2.2%
Improvement from 2022
"Sustainability is a key consideration in all of our projects and part of our commitment to developing leading communities. We leverage building science and industry best practices, thoughtfully balancing the needs of homebuyers and residents with regulatory standards and third-party verification."
Agnieszka Wloch,
Vice President,
Development
Achieving industry-leading air tightness in low-rise homes
A big part of energy efficiency and resident comfort is keeping homes air-tight. Our homebuilding team in Canada has been tracking air tightness and related performance on our low-rise homes since 2015, and has set internal targets that surpass the minimum requirements of the ENERGY STAR® for New Homes program. Our performance in 2023 beat historical averages for almost all product types. Notably, our single family homes and back-to-back townhomes performed very well, which speaks to the depth of our team’s dedication.
Key Metrics
8 years
Tracking air tightness performance
14.5%
16%
Better for Single family homes (since 2017-2022)
20%
Better in Back to back townhomes (than 2017-2022)
Continuing our efforts to reduce water consumption
Our water use increased slightly again in 2023 and continues to be higher than our 2019 baseline year primarily because water use behaviour changed since the pandemic. People have continued to be at home more, using more water. Additionally, less summer rainfall at some of our properties impacts irrigation consumption. Despite the challenges, we remain committed to reducing water consumption across all our properties. Our efforts include: toilet renewals, toilet sensor technologies, Evolve™ showerheads and resident education.
"As conscientious leaders in a resource-intensive industry, Minto has focused on reducing energy and water consumption and carbon emissions for decades. We complete technical building assessments for approximately one third of our existing income property portfolio each year, identifying new ways to support our conservation goals. We also identify and implement capital projects and process improvements to reduce our environmental impact on an ongoing basis."'
Joanna Jackson,
Vice President,
Sustainability & Innovation
Significantly reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions
Key Metrics
14%
Drop in energy consumption compared to 2019
14%
Reduction in carbon intensity compared to 2019
$2.8M
Invested in environmental improvements from 2019-2023
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Minto actively participates in opportunities to share learnings and collaborate with the industry. We believe that sharing our learnings with other commercial owners and developers will help us all make progress and accelerate our journey to a net zero future.
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