Building Performance Standard Module: Resilience
Building performance policies can play a big role in carbon reduction, but these policies should also address equitable climate adaptation solutions.
Sustainable Communities
IMT is dedicated to creating sustainable communities across the U.S. Learn more about how we're ensuring that buildings are contributing to the environmental, social, and economic well-being of dozens of cities.
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Record-Breaking Year for Green Leasing in Commercial Buildings
The 2022 Green Lease Leaders show a path forward on cost savings, social and climate action, and closer landlord-tenant relationships.
Top 3 Trends from the 2022 Green Lease Leaders
Audi Banny pulls out three key themes from the 2022 Green Lease Leader awards.
Putting the People into the Plan
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.
How We Can Transform Buildings To Better Serve People And Communities
Each of us has a role to play in making buildings sustainable, equitable, and resilient.
The Role of Buildings in the 2022 IPCC Report
Lotte explains the real estate implications of the 2022 IPCC report on climate change
Green Leases Go Platinum for Social and Environmental Impact
The Green Lease Leaders program offers a new type of lease addressing social as well as environmental impact and climate change.
Understanding the Role of Buildings in Environmental Justice
A blog summary of Jalonne White-Newsome’s report on equity and building decarbonization.
Advancing Equity in Communities, Buildings, and Policy
This report focuses on opportunities to advance equitable decarbonization for non-residential buildings serving low-income and/or communities of color.
Women in Energy Efficiency: Julia Gisewite
This Q&A with Julia Gisewite of Turner Construction addresses the role women play in sustainability