Keith Burrows

Keith Burrows is the Director of Low Carbon Buildings for The Atmospheric Fund (TAF), contributing to strategy and directing operations for TAF’s Retrofit Accelerator. Keith and the Accelerator team have supported multi-residential deep retrofit initiatives in thousands of homes, with ambitious projects in affordable housing, condominiums, and private apartment buildings. Keith is a LEED® Accredited Professional and holds master’s degrees in Sustainable Design Studies and Computer Science. Most multi-unit residential buildings install conservatively oversized domestic hot water (DHW) systems, which result in unnecessary capital costs and weaken the business case for high-efficiency, low-emission solutions. This session explores a pilot project centered on one key question: can improved data significantly reduce capital costs while strengthening the case for low-carbon DHW systems? Attendees will gain valuable insights into the right-sizing process, its potential for value creation, and