Want to Tune Up Your City’s Buildings? First, Tune Up Your Approach.
Building audit and tune-up policies can improve energy efficiency and building performance while reducing carbon emissions and operational costs.
In Pursuit of Equitable Clean Energy: The Power of Coalitions for Utility Regulatory Transformation
How more stakeholder engagement in utility planning can increase equity and climate action.
ICC Eliminates Governmental Voting in Model Energy Code
An overview of the International Codes Council’s decision to end governmental voting on the model energy code.
Supporting the Cities We Call Home
In this Q&A, IMT’s Tara Brown shares how she’s supporting equitable policy work in the cities we call home.
Resilient Electrification: Writing Rules for a Flexible, Renewable and Equitable Grid
Electrification and clean energy require smart, strategic changes in how we regulate buildings.
The Case For Improving Buildings Has Never Been Stronger
The path forward is no longer a technical challenge. We can make significant progress with tools and practices available today.
Bringing Green Leases to Multifamily Buildings
The Green Lease Leader program is expanding to include multifamily buildings.
Building Performance is About More than Energy
Building performance policies can advance social priorities like affordable housing, stakeholder inclusion and equity in energy costs.
Creating Real-Estate-Friendly Building Performance Standards
Building performance policies can facilitate economic recovery and climate action with support from commercial real estate.
Make Them an Offer They Can’t Refuse: Using Utility Franchise Agreement Negotiations to Achieve Clean Energy Goals
Utility franchise agreements offer a big opportunity for jurisdictions seeking more clean energy.