Green Lease Leaders: Landlord Reference Guide
This document guides landlords in implementing green leasing standards to achieve recognition as a Green Lease Leader.
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.
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Green Lease Leaders: Tenant Reference Guide
This document guides tenants in implementing green leasing standards to achieve recognition as a Green Lease Leader.
Bringing Green Leases to Multifamily Buildings
The Green Lease Leader program is expanding to include multifamily buildings.
2020 Green Lease Leader Case Study: Leveraging Sustainability in Tenant-Controlled Healthcare Buildings
Physicians Realty Trust is leveraging green lease language to achieve its environmental goals and further integrate sustainability standards into its everyday business practices.
Building the Case for Efficiency in Buildings: Tools You Can Use
Get resources to make the business case for efficient buildings.
All Roads Lead to Green Leasing
Economic, social and environmental factors are pushing the commercial real estate market toward greener leases.
Green Leasing by the Numbers
To demonstrate the impacts of green leasing and programs that support its adoption, IMT, the Department of Energy (DOE), and RE Tech Advisors collaborated to develop a paper for the ACEEE Summer Study.
New Leasing Languages – How Green Leasing Programs Can Help Overcome the Split Incentive
This paper explores the impact of green leasing programs, tenant engagement, opportunities for expanding leasing programs to new space types, and potential solutions for improving the efficiency of leased space.
Breaking Down the Bottom Line: The Business Case for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
This City Energy Project resource dives into the business case for energy efficiency in buildings, and includes commentary from three real estate companies leading efficiency and sustainability.
Market Transformation Means Addressing Diversity and Racism in the Buildings Space
We must actively work to be anti-racist in the building and energy sectors.