Green Leasing in DC
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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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2020 Green Lease Leader Case Study: STAG and Ulta Beauty
This case study features two 2020 Green Lease Leaders that have gone from Silver to Gold certification and how that has strengthened their organizations.
2020 Green Lease Leaders Demonstrate Triple Bottom Line Impact
Audi Banny shared trends in green leasing from the 2020 Green Lease Leader winners
Landlords and Tenants Set New Terms through Green Lease Leaders Program
Winners of the 2020 Green Lease Leaders program, organized by the Institute for Market Transformation and the U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Alliance, show a path forward on cost-savings, sustainability and closer landlord-tenant relationships. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Alexandra Laney, Institute for Market Transformation, (202) 525-2883 X301; alexandra@imt.org U.S. Department of Energy Press Office, … Continued
Making the Business Case for High-Performance Buildings
This course explains what commercial practitioners can do to take advantage of long- and short-term sustainability trends and best practices.
Understanding the Business of Real Estate: Information for the Successful Implementation of a Building Performance Policy
This document aims to enhance city personnel perspectives on how the real estate industry functions and foster more meaningful conversations with stakeholders.
Green Lease Language Examples
In traditional leases, neither the landlord nor the tenant are incentivized to invest in energy efficiency improvements that can lead to high-performance properties that benefit both entities. However, green leases, also known as energy-aligned leases, help to break down barriers. This document consolidates a variety of green lease language options for more efficiently designed and … Continued
Want to Go Resource Positive? For Leased Retail Space, Here’s One Business Tool You Must Improve
On January 21, Starbucks made waves in announcing its intention to become resource positive. As a major retailer across the country, this will inevitably mean tackling performance in a wide range of leased retail space. So where should the java giant focus? Its first stop should be to communicate these goals and forge collaborative relationships … Continued
Overcoming the Six Biggest Hurdles to Better Energy and Sustainability Performance in Leased Retail Spaces
The retail industry has endured years of bumps and bruises from store closures, shrinking capital, and operational budgets. Added pressures from investors, consumers, and watchdogs who call out bad actors on regulatory and environmental misdeeds are leading retail companies large and small to change the way they do business. Forward-thinking companies are navigating this turbulent … Continued
Green Lease Leaders: Using the Lease to Create More Sustainable Coworking Spaces
Tenants searching for modern, flexible, and modular offices are finding green leases that account for energy efficiency, sustainability, and health & wellness offer a platform to ensure their own corporate and individual goals are met.