What are the Social Priority Briefs?
A video introduction outlining the creative, impactful policy toolkits that drive cities, counties, and states to address complex societal challenges in building performance standards (BPS).
2022
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The Intersection of Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards: Summer Study
This paper explores how new construction energy codes in several sample jurisdictions compare to existing or proposed building performance standard thresholds.
Leveling Up Building Performance Regulations: ACEEE Summer Study Paper
Building Performance Standards are a powerful tool to improve energy efficiency and building performance, and they can advance community-centered, inclusive, equitable policymaking.
How Energy Codes Affect You
This graphic shows how a space built to a more efficient energy code increases comfort and results in lower energy bills for your home and business.
Code Adoption Toolkit: Part 1
The Code Adoption Toolkit provides information to support adoption of energy efficienct building codes.
Building Performance Standard Module: Housing Affordability
Building performance policies can play a big role in carbon reduction, but to be equitable, they must also address housing affordability.
Building Performance Standard Module: Resilience
Building performance policies can play a big role in carbon reduction, but these policies should also address equitable climate adaptation solutions.
Canadian Policies for Existing Buildings: Benchmarking, Transparency, and Beyond
This map highlights Canadian policies for existing buildings.
Green Leasing as Part of a Sustainable Tenant Fit-out: Tenant Energy Optimization Program and Green Lease Leaders Program
This resource provides an overview of TEOP and Green Lease Leaders, highlighting how the two programs can work together to offer a robust roadmap for landlord-tenant energy efficiency achievements.
Advancing Equity in Communities, Buildings, and Policy
This report focuses on opportunities to advance equitable decarbonization for non-residential buildings serving low-income and/or communities of color.