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IMT’s resources provide clear guidance and insights into the most vital building performance issues facing local governments and businesses across North America. Whether you are a building owner or tenant taking first steps to control energy use, or a Mayor or city sustainability director looking to take the next leap in harnessing the benefits of energy efficiency, IMT has technical and policy resources that can help you drive deeper investment in higher performance and greater savings in buildings. Browse our reports, guides, case studies, infographics, and more below or create a custom search to find the resources that best meet your needs.

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Social Priorities in Building Performance

This collection of resources provides guidance on how to include stakeholders in the BPS policy development process on topics such as housing affordability, resilience, and indoor air quality.

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Integrating Equity into Building Performance Standards

Buildings are more than bricks and walls: they’re where we live, work, and learn. In most large cities in North America, buildings are also the largest source of the greenhouse gas emissions warming our planet.
The Landscape of Building Performance Standard Pathway Alternatives

The report provides a landscape assessment of alternative compliance pathways used for building performance standards nationwide.
Overview: High-Performance Building Hubs

Learn why high-performance building hubs are valuable tools for better buildings, and how the Building Performance Partnership iss scaling up hubs nationally.
Equitable Building Decarbonization Options in a Changing Legal Landscape

How jurisdictions can be prepared for likely legal challenges to equitable building decarbonization options.
Lessons from the Ground: Implementing Building Performance Standards

This paper explains the role of efficiency programs in building performance standards (BPS) implementation and considers how the next phase of BPS policies can accelerate an equitable, low-carbon future.
What defines a building performance standard (BPS)?

Learn how BPS complements traditional building energy code approaches, but works quite differently. 
Equitable Decarbonization Learning Series: Part I

This series explains equitable decarbonization, including why buildings matter and how energy efficient buildings benefit our communities. 
Better Buildings for Everyone: Understanding Legal Pathways for Building Performance and Decarbonization

This webinar features Daniel Carpenter-Gold, Jamie Long, and Dani Replogle of the Public Health Law Center speaking about available pathways for jurisdictions to pursue building electrification and decarbonization.