Cities Leading the Way on Climate Action: Evanston Passes First BPS of 2025
Evanston, Illinois passes the Healthy Building Ordinance and shows the power of local leadership on climate action.
Sustainable Communities
IMT is dedicated to creating sustainable communities across the U.S. Learn more about how we're ensuring that buildings are contributing to the environmental, social, and economic well-being of dozens of cities.
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Equitable Decarbonization Learning Series: Part 3
An explainer about why building decarbonization matters, the benefits, and the unintended consequences and solutions.
City Energy Project: Incorporating Equity into Energy Benchmarking Requirements
Best practices in equity and benchmarking compiled from local government and policy practioners
Looking Ahead
IMT CEO Alex Dews reflects on the November 2024 election and the path forward
Overview: High-Performance Building Hubs
Learn why high-performance building hubs are valuable tools for better buildings, and how the Building Performance Partnership iss scaling up hubs nationally.
Community Climate Shift Announces Nine New Partners
Nine community-based organizations will receive Community Climate Shift support to participate in equitable policymaking.
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.
IMT’s VHE HVAC approach selected for federal energy award program
The Department of Energy selects our Very High Efficiency HVAC approach for a federal energy awards program.
Equitable Funding Mechanisms for Climate Action in Minneapolis
This paper recommends sustainable approaches to generate funding for equitable climate action and just transition efforts in Minneapolis.
Equitable Decarbonization Learning Series: Part 2
This decarbonization learning series explains the relationship between buildings and emissions, how they can emit less carbon, and how policies can create better buildings.