Mary Thomas Named Building Innovation Hub Director
Mary Thomas will succeed Theresa Back as Director of the Building innovation Hub in Washington, DC
Building Performance Standards
Building performance standards are the most powerful tools that cities have in reducing emissions in buildings. Below is a collection of IMT resources highlighting the benefits and high-impacts of building performance standards in cities across the country.
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Five Takeaways on Making Building Performance Standards Work for Everyone
As state and local governments look for ways to reduce emissions and improve the affordability and resilience of buildings, a growing number are turning to Building Performance Standards. These policies address energy waste in existing buildings and use multiple alternative compliance paths (ACPs) to provide flexibility. But not all of these alternative pathways are created … Continued
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.
BPS Getting Real: 2025 Brings First Performance Deadlines
This year marks an exciting milestone in our field: the first BPS compliance deadlines are taking effect in cities like New York City, Denver, and St. Louis.
New Resources for Centering Community Priorities in BPS
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
Hawaiʻi Joins National Building Performance Standards Coalition to Improve Buildings, Lower Energy Costs
Hawaii’s membership increases the number of local and state governments committed to better buildings and lower energy costs.
Energize Denver, Colorado BPS, and Local Law 154 Upheld in Court
New York and Colorado building performance standards upheld against legal challenges.
Community Health Priorities and Building Performance Policies
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.
2025 Building Policies Outlook: More and Smaller Cities Still Passing Building Performance Standards
Smaller cities are leading the charge to expand building performance policies nationwide.