Landmark Toronto hotel sees net-zero retrofit
![The Royal York Hotel is making strides to becoming a net zero, carbon neutral building. 'There’s no question that the Royal York is deeply embedded in the heart of the community,' says general manager Edwin Frizzell. 'Net zero is part of our effort to position [it] for the next 100 years.'](https://img.chime.me/image/fs/chimeblog/20230927/16/original_e5148ce5-3243-42cb-a96c-61c3e0f0daa8.jpg)
Guests who check in to Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel this fall may want to check out what the hotel is doing about climate change.
The iconic 94-year-old landmark is getting a $46.5-million retrofit to reduce its carbon emissions, with the ultimate goal of becoming a net-zero, carbon-neutral building.
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