An Unprecedented Opportunity: About IMT
Learn more about how IMT makes ambitious climate and efficiency goals a reality in this new organizational briefing document.
Building Owners
More and more building owners are identifying the social and environmental value of investments in energy efficiency and improved energy performance. IMT collaborates with building owners develop business strategies that make energy efficiency a more feasible and effective solution for their spaces.
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Meet the Small Business Energy Changemakers
Small businesses spend more than $60 billion a year to power, heat, and cool their buildings. By tackling energy efficiency, every small business landlord and tenant stands to maximize operations while improving the bottom line and creating healthier, more comfortable spaces for employees and customers. However, lack of time, expertise, and access to capital make … Continued
Catalyzing Market Transformation: Jessica Miller
Jessica Miller, IMT Specialist for Public-Private Strategy and Engagement, shares why cross-sector collaboration is key to achieving national and local climate and building energy reduction goals. What do you value most about building energy efficiency and high-performance buildings? I first got into this field out of an interest in architectural history. I love cities and … Continued
DC vs. NYC: What You Need to Know About Both Cities’ Bold New Building Performance Laws
Learn the differences between DC and New York building performance policies.
Energy Opportunity Scan Overview
IMT’s Energy Opportunity Scan helps cities gain a deeper understanding o how these market actors view energy efficiency.
How SBAM Uses Energy Efficiency to Lift Up Michigan’s Small Businesses
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) is using the power of partnerships with utilities to help its members across the state put energy efficiency to work. Here’s how the organization does it. U.S. small businesses spend more than $60 billion a year on utility costs for the spaces they rent or own. However, there … Continued
Small Business Energy Changemakers: Caile Richards
In our SBEI Q&A series, we learn from the changemakers who are rolling up their sleeves every day to build an energy-efficient and prosperous future for their business members and local communities.
New York City Passes Bold Bill to Slash Buildings’ Climate Impact
NYC’s Climate Mobilization Act is one of the most ambitious actions any city has taken to reduce CO2 emissions. Now the hard work of implementation begins.
Small Business Energy Changemakers: Matt Kazinka
The Small Business Energy Initiative (SBEI) is led by the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the Greater Cleveland Partnership/Council of Smaller Enterprises (GCP/COSE). With support from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Initiative is partnering with local chambers of commerce and similar small business organizations from five regions across the country to arm them with … Continued
Small Business Energy Changemakers: Aaron Nelson
In North Carolina, Aaron Nelson and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce are delivering value to local businesses through energy efficiency.