Why traditional leases don’t measure up and what we need instead
The best way to lower energy use in commercial buildings is to replace inefficient traditional leases with performance-based alternatives.
Real Estate
Making the business case for energy efficiency and high-performing buildings is a key part of IMT’s work. From breaking down the most common barriers between landlords and tenants to educating brokers on the value of high-performing buildings and green leasing, IMT tackles the real estate challenges that hinder the implementation of energy-efficiency programs into city and business sustainability strategies.
Interested in accessing IMT tools and resources that explore transformative real estate practices and the results that can follow? Check out our finance and real estate blogs and resources below.
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Summary of Model Performance-Based Lease Provisions
An overview of key provisions in IMT’s model performance-based lease template
Model Performance-Based Lease Template
This model performance-based lease template helps landlords and tenants benefit from energy efficiency improvements.
High-Performance Leases: A Solution for Reducing Carbon Emissions in Commercial Buildings
This Environmental Law in New York article explains how high-performance leases or performance-based leases can improve energy efficiency in commercial buildings
Getting Started with Performance-Based Leasing
An overview of performance-based leasing for commercial building owners and tenants.
Event Takeaways: What Will It Take? Operating Carbon-Free Buildings
5 takeaways from the What It Takes series event on operating carbon-free buildings
What Will It Take? Designing Carbon-Free Buildings
The Hub and Clark Construction Group kicked off the What It Takes series with a panel focused on the role of design and design professionals in decarbonizing buildings.
Decarbonizing New York’s Inefficient Buildings
What empty offices taught us about building efficiency and the path the decarbonization
Decarbonizing New York City Offices: Industry Survey Report
NYSERDA-funded commercial real estate survey of how building owners and operators on building energy efficiency
Improving Building Performance From The Inside Out
The Hub chatted with Cassandra Mellon, Director of Architectural Sales at ROCKWOOL about becoming a Founding Member of the Hub, and the biggest challenges and opportunities she sees for the building industry.