Top Stories of the National Building Performance Standards Coalition
Closing out the year with big climate progress! New federal building performance standards have been announced and California joined the National BPS Coalition.
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Working with a Community Accountability Board to Co-Design Equitable Building Performance Standards
When implementing a building performance standard (BPS), jurisdictions must prioritize community collaboration and ownership. A Community Accountability Board (CAB) works with policymakers and administrators to review a BPS’ impact on frontline and fenceline communities. These are communities that experience the most immediate and worst impacts of climate change and are most often communities of color, … Continued
Community Accountability Board Infographic
Community-centered policymaking requires active engagement with residents long after a policy has been passed. A Community Accountability Board is a useful example for jurisdictions considering a building performance standard.
People Behind the Policy: BPS Implementation Guide
How can jurisdictions and communities use the new BPS Implementation Guide to promote equitable building policies? IMT’s James and Zack answer!
Roadmap for Creating Equitable and Effective Building Performance Standards
This roadmap graphic demonstrates how continuously engaging with community stakeholders can lead to transformative solutions for building performance policies.
What are the Social Priority Briefs?
A video introduction outlining the creative, impactful policy toolkits that drive cities, counties, and states to address complex societal challenges in building performance standards (BPS).
How the Federal Government Can Reduce Home Energy Costs
The White House and the federal agencies can lower residential energy costs by adopting the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code.
How Energy Codes Affect You
This graphic shows how a space built to a more efficient energy code increases comfort and results in lower energy bills for your home and business.
How Poder Latinx is Co-Developing BPS in Orlando
In Spring 2021, we began collaborating with Poder Latinx to explore how a BPS policy could be leveraged to address the priorities of the Latinx community in Orlando, Florida.
What the Inflation Reduction Act Does and Doesn’t Do for Climate and Equity
Alex Dews and Cliff Majersik offer their take on how the Inflation Reduction Act will affect climate change, equity, and environmental justice