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Women in Energy Efficiency: Erin Hiatt

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting women leading the way on high-performance buildings. Meet Erin Hiatt, Senior Director of Sustainability and Innovation at RILA.

Women in Energy Efficiency: Julie Hughes

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting women leading the way on high-performance buildings. Meet Julie Hughes, IMT Managing Director of Programs.

How Do You Energize Denver?

Meet Katrina Managan, leader of the Energize Denver initiative in the City and County of Denver.

New City Energy Project Resource Library Gives Cities a Blueprint for Climate Action

New, free collection of pioneering tools shows cities how to reduce building energy waste to meet ambitious climate goals.     Across the country, U.S. mayors and local leaders are taking action on ambitious and aggressive climate goals. To make these goals a reality, today the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the Natural Resources … Continued

Chicago Launches First Building Energy Rating System in the U.S.

Cities are prime venues in which we can tackle climate change by crafting and implementing proven, common-sense building energy efficiency interventions that reduce energy consumption, save money, and cut back harmful emissions associated with energy generation and use. In this post, we take a look at Chicago’s new building energy rating system and how it … Continued

IMT 2016 Annual Report Case Study: Creating Win-Win Solutions

By focusing on the top user of energy in the U.S.—buildings—IMT strives to help people save money, increase property value and make buildings more affordable, drive economic growth, reduce harmful pollution and tackle climate change, and live and work in healthy, resilient cities. Our progress on this work is captured in an interactive 2016 Annual … Continued