While many organizations, governments, communities, businesses, foundations are all chipping away at climate change from different angles, the planet is still warming and more immediate challenges around affordability and health divert attention from the urgency around climate. How can we as a society do better? By bringing more people into climate action! Some of the … Continued
The ENERGY STAR program, particularly ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, is an invaluable resource to the real estate community and to all Americans.
Hawaii’s membership increases the number of local and state governments committed to better buildings and lower energy costs.
New York and Colorado building performance standards upheld against legal challenges.
This document can serve as a starting point for both governments and advocates to craft decarbonization policies that center community priorities, and for insights on how to collaborate across sectors and interest groups.
Case studies and policy recommendations that focus on passing strong tenant protections to prevent rent increases and displacement stemming from building decarbonization efforts.
Smaller cities are leading the charge to expand building performance policies nationwide.
This factsheet explains what it takes to start a CAB, why your community should start one, where they exist, and how to set one up.
Evanston, Illinois passes the Healthy Building Ordinance and shows the power of local leadership on climate action.
Taping up my 93 year old grandma’s windows with duct tape and reposting mask mutual aid efforts was not on my 2025 bingo card. But here we are, another wildfire, another scramble to limit smoke inhalation, and another time I wonder if it was always this hard to live in Southern California. The land is … Continued