What are Healthy Buildings?
The pandemic has changed the definition of a high-performance building.
Commercial Buildings
Commercial buildings in real estate markets across the U.S. are an important puzzle piece in establishing high-performance building stock. Below is a collection of IMT resources that highlight energy efficiency opportunities in commercial buildings.
The Latest
Kickstarting Tenant Engagement in Low-Occupancy Buildings
This guide helps building owners and landlords engage tenants to optimize building energy usage while occupancy is low and or buildings are vacant.
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.
Women in Energy Efficiency: Lindsey Falasca
My goal is to provide practical but forward-leaning solutions to guide the industry toward DC’s visionary future.
Lindsey Falasca Named as Director of District of Columbia High-Performance Building Hub
Falasca will support local building industry professionals in making buildings more efficient, healthy, and productive.
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.
Making the Business Case for High-Performance Buildings
This course explains what commercial practitioners can do to take advantage of long- and short-term sustainability trends and best practices.
Providing Local Market Support for a Building Performance Standard
This brief for policymakers explores why a city should consider offering a high-performance hub to help building owners, designers, contractors, and operators meet city climate and performance goals.
Understanding the Business of Real Estate: Information for the Successful Implementation of a Building Performance Policy
This document aims to enhance city personnel perspectives on how the real estate industry functions and foster more meaningful conversations with stakeholders.
Green Lease Language Examples
In traditional leases, neither the landlord nor the tenant are incentivized to invest in energy efficiency improvements that can lead to high-performance properties that benefit both entities. However, green leases, also known as energy-aligned leases, help to break down barriers. This document consolidates a variety of green lease language options for more efficiently designed and … Continued