12 January 2026

Good Morning TCN and Happy 2026, 

I hope you all are enjoying the winter season! Here are some upcoming events from TCN and others we think you should look out for.

Our event in January is about Taking Action—Our 2026 Goal! Come join us as we take the great work of our Phase 1 Volunteer team and transform it into the next phase of the Guide. 

Happening This Month

TCN TakeAction_Deconstruction

 27 January 2026, 5:30pm - 7pm

 TBD - DT Toronto

 Save your spot here

 Calendar Invite here

We kicked off our deconstruction guide in 2025… now it’s time for Phase 2. 

Our January meetup will be a hands-on workshop where we build out the next sections of the guide together—a resource for making deconstruction the norm (not the exception) in Toronto. Whether you’re an architect, contractor, deconstructor, policy nerd, or just super into this topic, we want your brain in the room.

Come help shape what circular construction actually looks like.

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DesignTO Festival

 23 Jan - 1 Feb 2026

 designto.org/2026-festival-schedule/

Highlight: LOCAL INVENTORY

 24 January 2026, 6pm - 11pm

 178 Queens Quay Easy

Local Inventory examines how recovered materials can be organized into repeatable designs that make reuse practical at scale. Join us for a tactile, design-forward exploration of reuse as culture, craft, and contemporary production. (See attachment)

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TCN BetaLab_Idea Bank

 24 February 2026, 5:30pm - 7pm

 TBD - DT Toronto

 Save your spot here

 Calendar Invite here

We’re piloting the TCN Idea Bank, a member-driven repository where circularity ideas can be submitted, refined, and matched with collaborators. This February, we’ll run a live beta test: participants will add new ideas, expand existing ones (resources, precedent projects, stakeholders, barriers, and next steps), and help us stress-test how the tool works in real time. This is a hands-on, professional session designed for architects, designers, policymakers, city staff, and industry partners who want to move from “good ideas” to implementable actions.

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Toronto Circularity Highlights

Projects:

FROM BRIDGE TO BENCH: How a salvaged river crossing became community benches in East Chinatown

 Check It Out here

Best, 

Matthew