Grassroots Ontario program certifies green rental buildings

Renters now have the power to help the environment with the simple act of choosing a certified green apartment building.

A new voluntary program run by the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) now evaluates whether buildings meet the new measuring stick for environmental operating standards.

So far, 365 or about a third of Toronto’s apartment towers are registered with the Certified Rental Building Program (CRBP).

“It’s a guarantee,” said Ted Whitehead of the CRBP.

“It’s like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. I always say, ‘Why would you rent anywhere but a certified rental building?’”

Over the next few months 950 apartments — housing about 225,000 people — in Ontario will be part of the program.

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