Welcome to IMT

The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization promoting energy efficiency, green building and environmental protection in the United States and abroad. IMT’s work addresses market failures that inhibit investment in energy efficiency and sustainability in the building sector.

  • IMT RESEARCH: REVEALING BUILDINGS' ENERGY USE CREATES JOBS - Two new reports from IMT reveal the job creation potential of building energy rating & disclosure policies, which are already spurring employment in five cities and two states.

  • The SAVE Act - Backed by IMT and a broad coalition of groups, SAVE is a proposal to kick-start demand for energy efficient homes and home improvements--while raising standards for mortgage lending, to help prevent another foreclosure crisis. How does it work?

  • Commercial Energy Policy Toolkit - IMT partnered with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA on a toolkit for cities to advance energy efficiency. From cool roofs to workforce development, learn about best practices.

  • Strong Codes Save Energy & Money - Strong building energy codes are essential to the work of making our building stock more efficient. What's more, they're cost-effective: Every dollar spent on energy code compliance yields $6 in energy savings, our research shows. Read more.

  • See Our Latest Project - BuildingRating.org is a hub for global activity in building energy rating and disclosure policy. Learn how energy rating works, compare local policies, and gain access to the resources you need to understand how rating and disclosure affects you.

IMT in the News

Senate Bill Aims to Appraise Value of Home Efficiency | Midwest Energy News 05/10/12
Experts Say Green Construction Will 'Change the Face of Commercial Real Estate' | ClimateWire 05/08/12
Trend Watch: Building Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure | iSpring 04/18/12
Elton Sherwin: Put Building Energy Ratings on the Internet, and Watch Them Improve | San Jose Mercury-News 04/03/12
Energy Transparency Laws Could Create 59,000 Jobs and Cut Energy Costs $18 Billion by 2020 | Climate Progress 03/30/12
Online Library Launched to Assist in Green Lease Implementation | Eco-Structure 03/27/12
GSA Goes Deep Green With Next-Gen Green Leasing Standards | Forbes 11/07/11
New Bill Would Factor Energy Costs Into Home Value | Consumer Reports 11/07/11
Mortgage Lenders Could Soon Take Homes' Energy Costs Into Account | The Washington Post 10/28/11
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Energy Efficiency News

On Facebook, Some Friendly Energy Rivalry | The New York Times 04/03/12
California's Next Step in Energy Efficiency Legislation: Building Retrofits | Climate Progress 04/03/12
This Little Light of Mine: Investments in efficiency are getting more attention | The Economist 03/31/12
Maryland Becomes First State to Adopt 2012 IECC, Effective Jan. 1 | OCEAN 12/01/11
Spending on Building Energy Efficiency to Boom in Next 5 Years | GreenBiz 11/29/11
Energy Efficiency Makes Simple Sense | The Houston Chronicle 11/21/11
Uniting Preservation With Energy Efficiency in Smaller, Older Buildings | National Trust for Historic Preservation 09/22/11
Empire State Building's Green Transformation Earns LEED Gold | GreenBiz 09/13/11
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Announcements

05/08/12

New IMT & Appraisal Institute Guide to Energy Performance and Property Valuation

Today IMT and the Appraisal Institute unveiled an updated guide to factoring energy performance into real estate valuation. The guide explains why energy matters for cash flow and net income, how energy performance is assessed, and how energy performance is benchmarked, among other topics.

Download the guide

Download the fact sheet

Download the press release

04/25/12

Cliff Majersik Presents to ANSI

Today, Cliff Majersik presented on "The Energy Efficiency Landscape" at an exploratory meeting for an ANSI energy efficiency standards panel. His presentation slides can be viewed here.

04/18/12

Transform: IMT News, April 2012

Read IMT's April newsletter.

03/28/12

IMT Releases Two Major Reports on Job Creation & Building Energy Disclosure

Today, IMT releases two major new reports on the job creation potential of building energy rating & disclosure. Energy Disclosure & the New Frontier for American Jobs describes the jobs impact of local benchmarking laws in cities across the U.S. An economic analysis by IMT and PERI (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) analyzes the jobs potential of a national building energy rating and disclosure policy.

Read more in our press release and media backgrounder.

03/26/12

IMT Joins U.S. DOE, BOMA, NRDC, Others to Launch Green Lease Website

Today, IMT's green leasing program manager Adam Sledd and other speakers introduced greenleaselibrary.com, a new, central resource for green leasing information online. The website is a project of the U.S. Department of Energy with collaboration from IMT, GSA, BOMA, NRDC, and other groups. To learn more, see our press release or DOE's EERE News Progress Alert.

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