Boston City Council Passes New Building Performance Standard
What you need to know about Boston’s building performance standards policy.
Decarbonization
Taking action against climate change requires policies and business strategies that ensure carbon emissions reductions in our buildings and communities. Below is a collection of resources that provide information on how cities and the real estate community can drive decarbonization.
The Latest
New Framework Explores How Real Estate Can Address Climate And Social Equity By 2030
A new framework for addressing climate, social equity, and community resilience via better buildings.
What Will It Take to Transform Real Estate
Interview with Margaret Lo about the BuildUp 2030 Framework for the Transformation of Real Estate
What Will It Take? Operating Carbon-Free Buildings
A summary of the What It Takes series operations event on July 27 hosted by the Building Innovation Hub and Clark Construction Group.
How We Build Better Affordable Housing
A second blog from board member Bomee Jung addresses building better affordable housing
Why traditional leases don’t measure up and what we need instead
The best way to lower energy use in commercial buildings is to replace inefficient traditional leases with performance-based alternatives.
High-Performance Leases: A Solution for Reducing Carbon Emissions in Commercial Buildings
This Environmental Law in New York article explains how high-performance leases or performance-based leases can improve energy efficiency in commercial buildings
Event Takeaways: What Will It Take? Operating Carbon-Free Buildings
5 takeaways from the What It Takes series event on operating carbon-free buildings
The Growing Impact of Building Performance Standards
The latest developments on the trend toward Building Performance Standards
What’s Next for Denver’s Proposed Building Performance Standards
An overview of next steps for Denver’s proposed building decarbonization policy