Catalyzing Efficiency in Apartment Buildings: City Governments and Efficiency Program Implementers

This blog post is the first in a series of three posts examining recent findings and recommendations in IMT’s report, Catalyzing Efficiency: Unlocking Energy Information and Value in Apartment Buildings. This post examines how governments and energy efficiency implementers can help stakeholders better analyze and act upon building performance data to unlock vast savings through … Continued

Ten New U.S. Cities Join the City Energy Project to Cut Climate Pollution from Buildings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Weeks, IMT / katie.weeks@imt.org / 202-525-2883, x306 Danna Walker, NRDC / dwalkers@nrdc.org / 240.498.6193 Now comprising 20 cities, by 2030 the project could save more than $1.5 billion annually and reduce climate pollution equivalent to taking 2 million cars off the road for a year November 15, 2016—Mayors from 10 U.S. … Continued

Using Performance Data Could Help Unlock Billions of Dollars of Savings in U.S. Apartment Buildings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Weeks, IMT, 202-525-2883, x306 / katie.weeks@imt.org New report examines how governments and energy efficiency program implementers can help apartment building owners, residents, lenders and investors better use data to achieve economic and environmental benefits. WASHINGTON, DC (November 3, 2016)—Increasing the energy efficiency of America’s multifamily buildings could save building owners … Continued

Announcing the 2016 Standard Bearers Awards for Excellence in Energy Code Compliance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Weeks, IMT, 202-525-2883, x306 / katie.weeks@imt.org Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Energy Division; Chula Vista, Calif.; and Darren Meyers win building energy efficiency awards. WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 18, 2016)—The U.S. Department of Energy recently found that strong energy codes could save homeowners, building owners, and tenants over $126 … Continued

Landlord-Tenant Energy Partnership Launches to Unlock Billions of Dollars in Energy Savings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Weeks, IMT, 202-525-2883, x306 / katie.weeks@imt.org Caroline Stec, RILA, 703-600-2082 / caroline.stec@rila.org Stephanie Cegielski, ICSC, 646-728-3572 / scegielski@icsc.org Coordinated national effort will empower commercial building landlords and tenants to improve energy efficiency in billions of square feet of leased space and reap up to $5 billion in annual energy savings. … Continued

The Institute for Market Transformation Joins Better Communities Alliance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Weeks, katie.weeks@imt.org, 202.525.32883, x306 Landmark DOE Initiative to Ignite Clean Energy Action in 60 Cities and Counties Across the Country Washington, DC (Sept. 27, 2016)—Announced by the White House during Smart Cities Week, the U.S. Department of Energy is launching the Better Communities Alliance (BCA), a groundbreaking collaborative effort among local … Continued