Buildings
Rebuilding America and the “New Normal” of Resilience
This year’s hurricane season is the most expensive on record, with $202.6 billion in damages according to Bloomberg. These storms across the Atlantic had devastating impacts on people’s lives and homes, on communities, and on infrastructure in the hardest-hit areas. In fact, the damage from Hurricane Harvey is still…
Transforming the Real Estate Market: Scaling Net-Zero Energy Homes at No Additional Up-front Cost
Download our new insight brief, R-PACE: A Game-Changer for NZE Homes, to learn more about the opportunities for state and municipal leaders and policymakers to adopt innovative residential PACE programs as a means to deliver high-performance, net-zero energy (NZE) homes at no additional up-front cost. The U.S. residential…
MPG for Homes—The Quest for the Best
An mpg-like rating for homes is here. For the first time in history, people can find out the expected energy use of any home in the U.S. This single piece of information conveys helpful insights including the expected cost of maintaining a home, the environmental impact of…
The Race to the Top in Home Energy Performance Data: Why It Pays to Go First
Download RMI’s latest report, An MPG for Homes: Driving Visible Value for Home Energy Performance in Real Estate. There is tremendous risk and reward to being a first mover. News that Tesla overtook Ford in market value is perhaps the most illustrative example of what’s possible when innovative technologies…
How Benchmarking Data Can Help Cities Meet Climate Goals
Cities have set aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets over the past few years. One of the most aggressive is Fort Collins, Colorado, which is targeting up to an 80 percent reduction by 2030, with interim benchmarks along the way. As deadlines draw nearer and the climate risks to urban…