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IMT’s resources provide clear guidance and insights into the most vital building performance issues facing local governments and businesses across North America. Whether you are a building owner or tenant taking first steps to control energy use, or a Mayor or city sustainability director looking to take the next leap in harnessing the benefits of energy efficiency, IMT has technical and policy resources that can help you drive deeper investment in higher performance and greater savings in buildings. Browse our reports, guides, case studies, infographics, and more below or create a custom search to find the resources that best meet your needs.

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Social Priorities in Building Performance

This collection of resources provides guidance on how to include stakeholders in the BPS policy development process on topics such as housing affordability, resilience, and indoor air quality.

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Community Health Priorities and Building Performance Policies

This document can serve as a starting point for both governments and advocates to craft decarbonization policies that center community priorities, and for insights on how to collaborate across sectors and interest groups.
Tenants at the Center: An Equitable Path to Building Decarbonization

Case studies and policy recommendations that focus on passing strong tenant protections to prevent rent increases and displacement stemming from building decarbonization efforts.
How can community accountability boards transform climate governance?

This factsheet explains what it takes to start a CAB, why your community should start one, where they exist, and how to set one up. 
Equitable Decarbonization Learning Series: Part 3

An explainer about why building decarbonization matters, the benefits, and the unintended consequences and solutions.
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.
Transforming Climate Governance With Community Accountability Boards

This toolkit explores the concept of a community accountability board (CAB) including its framework, core principles as a model for community empowerment, and its challenges.
Equitable Funding Mechanisms for Climate Action in Minneapolis

This paper recommends sustainable approaches to generate funding for equitable climate action and just transition efforts in Minneapolis.
Equitable Decarbonization Learning Series: Part 2

This decarbonization learning series explains the relationship between buildings and emissions, how they can emit less carbon, and how policies can create better buildings.