Overview: High-Performance Building Hubs
Learn why high-performance building hubs are valuable tools for better buildings, and how the Building Performance Partnership iss scaling up hubs nationally.
Real Estate
Making the business case for energy efficiency and high-performing buildings is a key part of IMT’s work. From breaking down the most common barriers between landlords and tenants to educating brokers on the value of high-performing buildings and green leasing, IMT tackles the real estate challenges that hinder the implementation of energy-efficiency programs into city and business sustainability strategies.
Interested in accessing IMT tools and resources that explore transformative real estate practices and the results that can follow? Check out our finance and real estate blogs and resources below.
The Latest
New Research on Building Performance Standards and Compliance Tools at ACEEE Summer Study
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
Equitable Building Decarbonization Options in a Changing Legal Landscape
How jurisdictions can be prepared for likely legal challenges to equitable building decarbonization options.
Tenant Protections in Building Decarbonization Policy
Recommendations for tenant protections in building decarbonization policies.
Lessons from the Ground: Implementing Building Performance Standards
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.
Green Leasing as a Critical Tool for Decarbonization
This paper analyzes the most effective clauses by lease-type scenarios and explores how performance-based leasing supports decarbonization strategies.
IMT’s VHE HVAC approach selected for federal energy award program
The Department of Energy selects our Very High Efficiency HVAC approach for a federal energy awards program.
A Flimsy Challenge to Colorado Green-Buildings Policies
This guest blog post from Daniel Carpenter-Gold at IMT’s partner, the Public Health Law Center, analyzes a recent lawsuit challenging Colorado’s and Denver’s Building Performance Standards.
Missed Connections: Building Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards
At what point do buildings exit the realm of energy codes and enter the realm of BPS? Marshall and Louise detail why we need alignment between the two to effectively decarbonize buildings.
Department of Energy and IMT Announce 2024 Green Lease Leaders Awards
The winners exemplify a growing shift toward sustainability and equity in commercial real estate.