A Caucus for High-Performance Buildings
A group of lawmakers brings energy efficiency to the forefront of policy debate.
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Recognizing Leaders in Energy Code Compliance
Enter now to win IMT's Excellence in Energy Code Compliance Award.
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The city publishes a rulemaking for its benchmarking law.
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In the future, buildings will make sustainable choices before we even think about them.
Learning From Energy-Saving Museums
Integrating sustainable design into museums is the ultimate teaching tool.
Green Leasing in Practice at IMT: Part 1
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Energy Code Enforcement for Renovations, Alterations, and Additions
Best practices for improving energy code compliance in renovations, alterations, and additions to existing buildings.
Measuring Code Compliance
In order to receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, states had to guarantee that buildings would achieve 90 percent compliance with target energy codes by 2017. Subsequently, states have started to develop plans on how to measure and track code compliance. See the fact sheet for an outline of best practices for conducting a … Continued
Bolstering State Support of Local Code Enforcement
State and even county governments can create structures for code enforcement, or increase support at the local level, by implementing some best practices. See the fact sheet for more.