2025 Building Policies Outlook: More and Smaller Cities Still Passing Building Performance Standards
Smaller cities are leading the charge to expand building performance policies across the Country.
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.
The Latest
New Research on Building Performance Standards and Compliance Tools at ACEEE Summer Study
With at least 21 presentations discussing building performance standards (BPS) at the 2024 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, the excitement around BPS only continues to grow. Over the last five years, BPS has gone from a theoretical concept to one of the most powerful tools available to reduce energy use and greenhouse … Continued
Equitable Building Decarbonization Options in a Changing Legal Landscape
How jurisdictions can be prepared for likely legal challenges to equitable building decarbonization options.
Tenant Protections in Building Decarbonization Policy
Recommendations for tenant protections in building decarbonization policies.
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.
Zero to Hero: We Now Have a National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building
The new definition is a foundation to move us toward a future of high-performing, zero carbon buildings for all of us to live, work, and learn.
Transforming Climate Governance With Community Accountability Boards
This toolkit explores the concept of a community accountability board (CAB) including its framework, core principles as a model for community empowerment, and its challenges.
A Flimsy Challenge to Colorado Green-Buildings Policies
This guest blog post from Daniel Carpenter-Gold at IMT’s partner, the Public Health Law Center, analyzes a recent lawsuit challenging Colorado’s and Denver’s Building Performance Standards.
Missed Connections: Building Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards
At what point do buildings exit the realm of energy codes and enter the realm of BPS? Marshall and Louise detail why we need alignment between the two to effectively decarbonize buildings.
Department of Energy and IMT Announce 2024 Green Lease Leaders Awards
The winners exemplify a growing shift toward sustainability and equity in commercial real estate.