Green Leases Go Platinum for Social and Environmental Impact
The Green Lease Leaders program offers a new type of lease addressing social as well as environmental impact and climate change.
Green Leasing
Green leasing, or “energy-aligned leasing,” resolves the split-incentive problem faced by landlords and tenants in traditional commercial leases to allow both parties to reap the benefits of energy efficiency investments. Below is a collection of IMT’s green leasing resources.
The Latest
Green Leasing as Part of a Sustainable Tenant Fit-out: Tenant Energy Optimization Program and Green Lease Leaders Program
This resource provides an overview of TEOP and Green Lease Leaders, highlighting how the two programs can work together to offer a robust roadmap for landlord-tenant energy efficiency achievements.
Green Lease Leaders: Retailers Leverage Tenant-Landlord Communication During Pandemic
These three retail companies used green leases to save costs and collaborate with their landlords throughout the pandemic.
Green Lease Leaders: Integrating Health and Sustainability at the Empire State Building and Beyond
Empire State Realty Trust differentiates itself by making sustainability, and green leasing, a business advantage.
Green Lease Leaders: Commercial Real Estate Firm Takes Green Leasing to a Global Scale
This case study highlights how GTIS recently implemented green leasing in Brazil as part of their effort to meet corporate sustainability goals.
What Will It Take to Transform Real Estate
Interview with Margaret Lo about the BuildUp 2030 Framework for the Transformation of Real Estate
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.
Summary of Model Performance-Based Lease Provisions
An overview of key provisions in IMT’s model performance-based lease template
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.