Q&A with the City’s Green Buildings Team IMT’s Manager for Policy Design and Implementation, Benjamin Silverman, collaborated with Sr. Green Building Planners Gurmeet Ghera and Micah Lang from the City of Vancouver’s Green Buildings Team, Sustainability Group, on their policy development efforts. Gurmeet and Micah answered some of our questions about the new Annual Greenhouse … Continued
New bylaw will be responsible for an estimated 20% carbon emissions reduction needed to meet City’s 2030 goals. On July 20, 2022 the Vancouver City Council adopted the 2022 Annual Greenhouse Gas and Energy Limits Bylaw. This bylaw will require larger commercial and multifamily buildings in Vancouver to submit a report annually on their energy … Continued
An equitable transition to clean power requires utilities to prioritize input from community stakeholders. Too often, frontline communities and advocates are dissuaded from participating in critical decisions by virtue of the opaque, technical process. With coordinated assistance and capacity-building support from local organizations, there are opportunities for stakeholders to intervene and demand private companies incorporate community feedback.
Cliff Majersik analyzes building performance policies in Maryland and Montgomery County
Cliff Majersik outlines the real estate implications of the SEC’s proposed rule on climate risk disclosure.
A blog summary of Jalonne White-Newsome’s report on equity and building decarbonization.
This report focuses on opportunities to advance equitable decarbonization for non-residential buildings serving low-income and/or communities of color.
Report on the evolution of the European regulatory framework for buildings efficiency as part of meeting the Paris Agreement
This report informs EU audiences on the status of recovery measures in the U.S. that can move the country towards meeting its climate commitments
A building performance standard can accelerate the way utilities support equitable climate action.