Policy

As a trusted, nonpartisan advisor for local, regional, state, and federal policymakers, IMT continuously facilitates collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders to drive demand for high-performance buildings that unleash a variety of environmental, economic, and social benefits for cities across the U.S. Interested in learning more IMT’s work with cities to drive market demand for efficiency and high-performance buildings? Check out our blogs and resources below.

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How to Reduce Building Emissions and Center Equity: A New Framework for Policymakers and Communities

Framework co-developed with cities shows how Building Performance Standards can address city climate priorities and aid in promoting equitable economic recovery FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alexandra Laney, Institute for Market Transformation, alexandra.laney@imt.org; 530-645-2539 Connie Umphress, New Buildings Institute, connie@newbuildings.org; 503-367-5767 WASHINGTON, DC (July 20, 2021)—To support efforts to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions … Continued

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Building Performance Standards

A collection of resources exploring building performance standards, a powerful tool to fight climate change.

Behind-the-scenes: How Cincinnati is Improving Energy Equity

IMT interview with Carla Walker about Cincinnati's WarmUp CIncy program and green leasing pilot

Building Performance is About More than Energy

Building performance policies can advance social priorities like affordable housing, stakeholder inclusion and equity in energy costs.

Understanding the Housing Affordability Risk Posed by Building Performance Policies

This paper hopes to help jurisdictions design policies and budget for programs to enable affordable housing to benefit from building performance standards.