Items Tagged with "Imt Institute For Market Transformation"

Why Your Lease is a Tool for Climate and Social Action

Fighting climate change usually conjures images of community clean-ups and wind farms or solar panels, but there’s another very important way that people can take action: switching to green or performance-based leases.Buildings contribute to around 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions global Read More...

How Does the First Federal BPS Measure Up?

On December 7, the White House Council on the Environment Quality (CEQ) released the draft rules for performance standards for Federal buildings. IMT has worked closely with CEQ for a number of years. Since August 2022, the founding Director of IMT’s Building Innovation Hub Lindsey Falasc Read More...

Case Study: How Brandywine Implements Social Equity and Carbon Reduction in Their Portfolio

In this case study, IMT and the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Alliance highlight Brandywine Realty Trust, a long-time partner of Green Lease Leaders, and their notable work on incorporating social impact goals into their leasing practices.Brandywine joined the inaugural group of eigh Read More...

We’re Not Putting Enough Stock in Buildings’ Role in the Climate Crisis

“Why can’t I bike to school today?” my son asked at breakfast one morning in June. Air pollution from the wildfires in Canada had drifted down to D.C., causing schools to keep children inside for a couple days. We talked about what pollution does to your lungs, the ways t Read More...