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Winners of the 2022 Green Lease Leaders program, organized by IMT and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Alliance, show a path forward on cost savings, social and climate action, and closer landlord-tenant relationships. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Alexandra Laney, Institute for Market Transformation, (530) 645-2539; alexandra.laney@imt.org Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2022) – Today, the Institute for

When we think about equity and climate justice, buildings don’t often jump to mind, yet they play a pivotal role in issues related to greenhouse gas emissions, health, economic disparities, and community resilience to disasters. The connection between buildings and climate has gained awareness in recent years—with many pledging to make buildings more efficient, or

Winners of the 2021 Green Lease Leaders program, organized by IMT 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.laney@imt.orgU.S. Department of Energy Press Office, DOENews@hq.doe.gov  Washington, D.C. (May 17, 2021) – Today,

With a majority of U.S. adults at least partially vaccinated, businesses are eager to get back to work—but operations shouldn’t return to the status quo. The pandemic revealed the deep shortcomings of traditional landlord and tenants leases. Even with dramatically lowered building occupancy, energy costs were typically no more than 20% lower than average. This

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, DOENews@hq.doe.gov  Washington, D.C. (June

With many businesses re-opening after pandemic-related closures, it’s a critical moment to re-evaluate the structure of landlord-tenant relationships going forward. While rent relief is one way for landlords to respond to the economic fallout of COVID-19, it is inherently a short-term solution. One promising long-term approach is to reduce overhead costs for both parties through