We have officially announced the 2025 Green Lease Leaders! In recognition of these leaders, let’s take a look at their achievements and trends we see today. Beyond Offices Offices make up about 17% of leased commercial space. Green Lease Leaders began as an office focused initiative, but has grown to be inclusive of additional property types. […]
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There is more pressure than ever for businesses to set and meet decarbonization goals, such as net zero and science-based targets. To achieve these targets, a growing number of companies have found success by revising traditional leases. Use of these updated leases, called green leases, is growing rapidly among forward-thinking organizations. Green Lease Leaders sets
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Alexandra Laney, Institute for Market Transformation, (530) 645-2539 Smart Energy Decisions announces the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) has joined the Net Zero Forum, taking place September 12-14 in Phoenix, Arizona, as a contributing content partner. The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to decarbonize buildings by
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Margaret Lo, IMT’s Director of Business Engagement, led the creation of our new BuildUp 2030 Framework for the Transformation of Real Estate. In this interview, she talks about why the framework matters and what she learned from developing it. Q1: What was the goal in creating this framework? Given the multiple crises over the last year,
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As IMT Associate Director Audi Banny has made clear—and many in real estate are now painfully aware of—leases are critical to reducing building energy use. Traditional leases are not flexible in times of crisis, and often have clauses requiring buildings to meet criteria for heat or cooling that only make sense if a building is occupied.
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