Existing Buildings

Local governments and building owners can improve the performance of their existing buildings through a variety of mechanisms, from building tune-up requirements and retrocommissioning to building performance standards. To learn more about IMT’s work with local governments and building owners to address performance in existing buildings, check out our collection of resources below.

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Looking Ahead

IMT CEO Alex Dews reflects on the November 2024 election and the path forward

Overview: High-Performance Building Hubs

Learn why high-performance building hubs are valuable tools for better buildings, and how the Building Performance Partnership iss scaling up hubs nationally.

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

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BPS for Federal Buildings Released, and National BPS Coalition Expands to State of California

White House sets federal building standards, State of California joins the National Building Performance Standards Coalition, committing to better, more efficient, and more equitable buildings.

Building Performance Standards

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Understanding the Housing Affordability Risk Posed by Building Performance Policies

This paper hopes to help jurisdictions design policies and budget for programs to enable affordable housing to benefit from building performance standards.