This report is a collaborative effort between the Institute for Market Transformation, VELUX, and YouGov®. To define healthy buildings, the survey combines the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 9 Foundations of a Healthy Building and the National Center for Healthy Housing’s Principles of a Healthy Homes. It also mirrors questions used in the … Continued
Building resource hubs can helps cities and local/state goverments, communities and real estate stakeholders to create more energy efficient, higher-performing buildings.
This 2026 Summer Study paper addresses how to decarbonize affordable multifamily housing while preserving affordability, improving resident comfort, and supporting healthier, more resilient homes.
This paper, written for ACEEE Summer Study 2026, explores Community Accountablity Boards as a governance tool, using examples from Seattle and Boston.
How high-performance leasing support financing and building performance, energy efficiency
This 2026 Summer Study paper discusses how to align building energy codes and building performance policies
Buildings are more than bricks and walls: they’re where we live, work, and learn. In most large cities in North America, buildings are also the largest source of the greenhouse gas emissions warming our planet.
The report provides a landscape assessment of alternative compliance pathways used for building performance standards nationwide.
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.
Case studies and policy recommendations that focus on passing strong tenant protections to prevent rent increases and displacement stemming from building decarbonization efforts.