This report is a collaborative effort between the Institute for Market Transformation, VELUX, and YouGov®. To define healthy buildings, the survey combines the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 9 Foundations of a Healthy Building and the National Center for Healthy Housing’s Principles of a Healthy Homes. It also mirrors questions used in the … Continued
Community partners helped shape California’s SB 48 building strategy using the Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership. Comments are due August 21.
Involving community in policymaking makes for better outcomes, especially when balancing affordability and decarbonization. This research paper was published as part of the Summer Study 2026 proceedings.
Buildings are more than bricks and walls: they’re where we live, work, and learn. In most large cities in North America, buildings are also the largest source of the greenhouse gas emissions warming our planet.
This factsheet explains what it takes to start a CAB, why your community should start one, where they exist, and how to set one up.
This toolkit explores the concept of a community accountability board (CAB) including its framework, core principles as a model for community empowerment, and its challenges.
Dive into solutions like financial support, equitable community engagement, affordable housing protections, green workforce development, health impact assessments, and cultural sensitivity.
The urgent need to combat climate change has accelerated efforts to electrify and decarbonize buildings, heralding a promising shift towards sustainable energy sources. As society embraces this transformative journey, it is crucial to acknowledge the potential unintended consequences of such endeavors, particularly for frontline communities and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). Historically marginalized and … Continued
Learn about the objectives, tactics, and guidelines we’re following to implement the Community Engagement Framework.
Learn how we collaborate with communities to ensure equitable solutions to energy and climate challenges.