Understanding Building Emissions
This resource helps to better understand greenhouse gas emissions and how buildings and their operations contribute to those emissions.
Decarbonization
Taking action against climate change requires policies and business strategies that ensure carbon emissions reductions in our buildings and communities. Below is a collection of resources that provide information on how cities and the real estate community can drive decarbonization.
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Landlords and Tenants Set New Terms through Green Lease Leaders Program
Winners of the 2020 Green Lease Leaders program, organized by the Institute for Market Transformation and the U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Alliance, show a path forward on cost-savings, sustainability and closer landlord-tenant relationships. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Alexandra Laney, Institute for Market Transformation, (202) 525-2883 X301; alexandra@imt.org U.S. Department of Energy Press Office, … Continued
Stronger Together: Optimizing Renewable Energy
This blog explores how efficiency and demand management can smooth over some of the challenges of the renewable energy transition.
Behind-the-Scenes: St. Louis Building Performance Standard
Frank Oswald, St. Louis Building Commissioner, and Rajiv Ravulapati explain how they engaged stakeholders for the new policy.
IMT 2019 Annual Report: Rising to the Challenge
IMT’s 2019 Annual Report captures not only the organization’s successes and progress in 2019, but also recaps clear market signals that continue to drive action in buildings today.
Stronger Together: Why Efficiency with Electrification Catalyzes Systems Change
Why electrification needs energy efficiency: part II of the “Efficiency With” building energy blog series.
Why Building Performance Standards Are Gaining Traction
At an invite-only event in Washington, DC, representatives of 14 localities came together in early March to discuss a transformational approach to addressing the carbon crisis in our cities.
Using Building Performance Standards to Advance Electrification
Electrification is a key component of a comprehensive city decarbonization strategy. How can cities use building performance standards to advance electrification?
Stronger Together: Efficiency With Instead of Efficiency First
To achieve rapid, meaningful decarbonization, we need to shift the way we think about buildings and the role of energy efficiency.
Bridging Public and Private Sector Experience to Drive Decarbonization
In this staff profile, Marshall shares how his current role as a sustainability analyst at Integral Group, and his position as Co-Chair of D.C.’s BEPS Task Force are helping him advance decarbonization in D.C.