This old factory in Toronto converted to become net-zero — and turns a profit

Talking about climate change can be unsettling. Some of its challenges seem almost too big to comprehend. But there are things that can have a real impact. And climate “action” doesn’t always look like you think it might. In a limited series, the Star profiles Torontonians who are making grassroots contributions in their communities.

It’s not much to look at from the outside. 

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A mural inside A Plus Creative Inc. 

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Elliot Strashin has retrofit an old office building to be one of the greenest buildings in the country with a near-zero carbon footprint. 

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Elliot Strashin has retrofit an old office building in Toronto to be one of the greenest buildings in the country with a near-zero carbon footprint. 

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