Persistence Pays Off: New Orleans Passes Benchmarking Ordinance
How New Orleans finally passed a law requiring buildings to track energy use, and what it means for residents
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
Model Utility Data Access Law
To lower utility bills, you have to know how much energy is being used.
BPS Getting Real: 2025 Brings First Performance Deadlines
This year marks an exciting milestone in our field: the first BPS compliance deadlines are taking effect in cities like New York City, Denver, and St. Louis.
2025 Building Policies Outlook: More and Smaller Cities Still Passing Building Performance Standards
Smaller cities are leading the charge to expand building performance policies nationwide.
Cities Leading the Way on Climate Action: Evanston Passes First BPS of 2025
Evanston, Illinois passes the Healthy Building Ordinance and shows the power of local leadership on climate action.
Equitable Building Decarbonization Options in a Changing Legal Landscape
How jurisdictions can be prepared for likely legal challenges to equitable building decarbonization options.
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.
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.