New Site Tracks Global Policy for Building Energy Rating

The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the Natural Resources
Defense Council (NRDC) launched what they say is the world’s first comprehensive resource on
energy performance rating and disclosure policies for homes and commercial buildings.

BuildingRating.org contains a searchable library of rating and disclosure information and an interactive map
of global policies and programs.

BuildingRating.org users can search more than 100 countries and jurisdictions to learn
where policies are enacted and how they are being implemented, what types of rating systems are used to evaluate energy
performance, and how policies are impacting markets.

“We are pleased to launch BuildingRating.org at this important time in the evolution of global energy rating and
disclosure policy,” said Andrew Burr, director of IMT’s Building Energy Rating program. “This resource will be a
conduit for policymakers to find and exchange ideas and best practices, and a tool for the real estate industry to track and
comply with local policies and programs.”

Energy rating and disclosure encourages energy efficiency by raising consumer awareness about the energy performance
and energy cost of homes and buildings. The European Union, China, Australia and a number of U.S. states and cities
have enacted rating and disclosure policies.

“Governments around the world are embracing building energy rating and disclosure as a policy tool to reduce energy
usage in homes and buildings, drive investments in building energy efficiency and boost local economies by creating
jobs,” said Dale Bryk, director of NRDC’s Air and Energy Program. “BuildingRating.org is a valuable resource that will
help accelerate this trend in U.S. states and cities.”

Last month, the city of San Francisco enacted a commercial rating and disclosure policy, one of nearly 20 such policies
related to homes or commercial buildings that are now in place in the United States.

IMT staff is in frequent contact with
government officials in many U.S. states and cities and updates BuildingRating.org weekly to reflect new policies, policy
proposals and research from around the world.

“The initial information-gathering process for BuildingRating.org took more than four months to complete,” said David
Leipziger, research associate at IMT and the lead researcher for BuildingRating.org. “We believe cataloguing this
information and making it accessible will benefit diverse stakeholders in the public and private sectors.”