Equitable Decarbonization Learning Series
Explainers and graphics from IMT’s Community Engagement team — exploring why buildings matter, how they shape our health and wallets, and how decarbonization can benefit every community.
Choose where to start
Each part of the series builds on the last. Browse them in order, or jump straight to the topic most relevant to your community’s work.
Why buildings matter and how they affect us
The foundations of the series. Explainers on why buildings shape our health, wallets, and climate, and why community voice belongs at the center of building policy.
The benefits of energy-efficient buildings
Part 2 dives into the relationship between buildings and emissions, how they can emit less carbon, and introduces how policies can create better buildings.
Putting decarbonization into practice
Part 3 explains important topics around decarbonization, including why building decarbonization matters, the benefits, the unintended consequences, and how communities and policymakers can translate these ideas into equitable, on-the-ground decarbonization action.
Built with & for communities.
IMT’s Community Engagement team developed this series to make decarbonization concepts approachable, accurate, and actionable for residents, advocates, and policymakers alike.
Our resources are free. Our hope is that they help spark conversations in the rooms where building policy gets shaped, especially the rooms that haven’t always included community voice.
