Green Lease Leaders: Spurring Efficiency in Cleveland Businesses and City Buildings
In 2019, the City of Cleveland became the first city government to be recognized as a Green Lease Leader.
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.
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How We Drive Demand
This video explains how IMT drives demand for high-performance buildings.
Sample Specifications for a Building Performance Reporting Software Platform
This document describes the components of a software solution to handling data streams and communicating this with partners, the Building Performance Reporting System, that minimizes the demands on city staff and streamlines data collection.
A New Era for Local Governments and Public Utility Commissions: The City Perspective
Why should cities add engaging with their state public utilities commission (PUC) to their list of responsibilities?
Washington Blazes a Trail for State Action on Energy Efficiency
With the Clean Energy Buildings Act, Washington is first state to adopt an existing building performance standard. Last month, Washington State became the first state to adopt an existing building performance standard, putting it at the forefront of all states in addressing energy efficiency in buildings. This blazes a trail that others states are likely … Continued
An Unprecedented Opportunity: About IMT
Learn more about how IMT makes ambitious climate and efficiency goals a reality in this new organizational briefing document.
The Top 5 Energy Efficiency Proposals for the 2021 IECC
Top 5 energy efficiency code proposals in May 2019
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.
Boosting Building Energy Efficiency in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City wants to be climate positive by 2040. To reach this, the city is committed to reducing its community greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from a 2009 baseline by 2030 and 80% by 2040.
Energy Opportunity Scan Overview
IMT’s Energy Opportunity Scan helps cities gain a deeper understanding o how these market actors view energy efficiency.