Equitable Building Decarbonization Options in a Changing Legal Landscape
How jurisdictions can be prepared for likely legal challenges to equitable building decarbonization options.
Cities
IMT believes that all local governments play a role in creating a more efficient, safer, and healthier built environment for all of their residents. We also acknowledge that every city is unique, and that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for cities for reaching their climate and sustainability goals. Therefore, IMT collaborates with cities to provide the mechanisms that work to increase high-performance buildings in each unique municipality. Below is a collection of resources that highlights all of IMT’s work with city governments.
The Latest
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.
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.
How Cities Can Mitigate the Impacts of the Gas System and Accelerate the Shift to Clean Energy
This white paper aims to deepen city leaders’ understanding of the interaction between gas distribution systems and local climate objectives.
Leveraging Federal Dollars for Community-Centered Building Decarbonization
Jessica Miller and Maddie Koolbeck explain how IMT will use historic federal funding to co-create building decarb policies with community
IMT at a Turning Point
IMT’s new strategic plan represents an organizational turning point on the road to our BuildUp 2030 plan, and a more just low-carbon future.
Deciphering Seattle’s BEPS: Balancing Flexibility, Complexity, and Oversight
Rajiv and Cliff here with your latest building performance standards (BPS) updates. There’s nothing we love more than a new player on the BPS roster. This time coming straight out of the ethereal mountain landscape of Seattle—birthplace of grunge and Sir Mix-A-Lot. On December 12th, 2023, the City Council of Seattle unanimously passed a Building … Continued
Model Utility Data Access Law
This model law is tailored to ensure that building owners can easily obtain the necessary data to identify potential areas for energy savings and finance and implement improvements.
Better Buildings for Everyone: Climate Justice through Equitable Decarbonization Policies
In this webinar, IMT’s Community Engagement team will discuss key outcomes from the creation of the Community Engagement Framework and provide examples of how these approaches are playing out.
IMT Featured on Climate Correction Podcast
Giulianna di Lauro and Alex Dews were feature on the Climate Correction podcast and share about IMT’s mission and its role in addressing climate change.