Managing a Commercial Office Building in a Pandemic
Two new IMT reources help property managers respond to COVID 19.
Existing Buildings
Local governments and building owners can improve the performance of their existing buildings through a variety of mechanisms, from building tune-up requirements and retrocommissioning to building performance standards. To learn more about IMT’s work with local governments and building owners to address performance in existing buildings, check out our collection of resources below.
The Latest
Optimizing Sustainability & Wellness: A Guide for Managing Office Buildings During COVID-19
Advancing sustainability and wellness efforts in the face of this challenging crisis can show strength and leadership while reducing operating costs, increasing building resiliency, and improving indoor health.
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.
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.
Finding Opportunity in Disruption
Every major shock creates opportunity for growth: we learn how to be stronger and better. What do we need buildings to do for people during and after this pandemic?
Providing Local Market Support for a Building Performance Standard
For cities exploring building performance standards, a high-performance building hub provides critical guidance, technical assistance, or access to available incentives to building owners, designers, contractors, and operators. This brief for policymakers explores why a city should consider offering a high-performance hub and outlines key steps in figuring out how to set one up. It is … Continued
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.
Bridging Public and Private Sector Experience to Drive Decarbonization
In this staff profile, Marshall shares how his current role as a sustainability analyst at Integral Group, and his position as Co-Chair of D.C.’s BEPS Task Force are helping him advance decarbonization in D.C.
Fighting Climate Change in the Commercial Capital of the U.S.
Here is a behind-the-scenes look at how Ross MacWhinney is helping NYC’s Office of Sustainability fight climate change in the commercial capital of the U.S.
Philadelphia Passes New Buildings Tune-Up Law: What You Need to Know
To cut carbon pollution by 200,000 metric tons, large commercial buildings in Philadelphia are now subject to a building tune-up requirement to improve energy efficiency.