Commercial Tenants and Building Energy Performance Standards
The District of Columbia’s new regulations for commercial office buildings affect tenants too. Learn what tenants should do next.
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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Understanding Building Emissions
This resource helps to better understand greenhouse gas emissions and how buildings and their operations contribute to those emissions.
Retrofitting Affordable Housing For Zero Utility Costs
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Commons is the first multifamily Passive House-certified retrofit project in the country.
Smarter, Healthier, and Future-Proofed Building Technology
Tower Companies is using building automation to make their DC office building healthier and more energy efficient.
Coding (Buildings) for Change
In this Q&A, IMT’s new Associate Director for Codes and Technical Strategy reflects on building codes and climate change.
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.
City of St. Louis Becomes the First in the Midwest to Pass a Building Energy Performance Standard
St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson has signed into law the first Building Performance Standard in the Midwest.
St. Louis Passes First Building Performance Standard in the Midwest
On April 20, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted to adopt the Midwest’s first Building Energy Performance Standard bill and the fourth such law in the nation.
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.
IMT Earns 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award
The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) is proud to announce that it is a 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for its outstanding efforts in energy efficiency program delivery.