For cities working to address the climate crisis at the local level, benchmarking and transparency policies are a foundational step. Dozens of cities have passed these policies and scores more will likely adopt them in the coming years. They are important tools for understanding energy use and motivating building owners to make their buildings more … Continued
In order to successfully design policies that achieve these outcomes, it is critical to secure the involvement and participation of the community’s stakeholders—those that will be impacted the most by the new policy, including residents, businesses, local community groups, and others. City policymakers should make every attempt to bring these stakeholders into the policy development … Continued
IMT CEO Alex Dews reflects on the November 2024 election and the path forward
IMT will lead a cross-sector team working to make building performance standards practical and affordable.
Nine community-based organizations will receive Community Climate Shift support to pair with federal funding for equitable policymaking.
For more than ten years, Shubhada Kambli has led results-driven environmental programs at the local, state and federal levels across the country.
With at least 21 presentations discussing building performance standards (BPS) at the 2024 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, the excitement around BPS only continues to grow. Over the last five years, BPS has gone from a theoretical concept to one of the most powerful tools available to reduce energy use and greenhouse … Continued
How jurisdictions can be prepared for likely legal challenges to equitable building decarbonization options.
Recommendations for tenant protections in building decarbonization policies.
This paper explains the role of efficiency programs in building performance standards (BPS) implementation and considers how the next phase of BPS policies can accelerate an equitable, low-carbon future.