Thanks to a generous grant from YARDI, BOMA International’s Green Lease Guide is now free to download. This essential guide on crafting a green lease will help you solve your sustainability challenges and build stronger working relationships with your tenants. While the environmental and financial benefits of energy-efficient buildings are undisputed, property professionals need a […]
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Rocky Mountain Institute created an actionable guide to explaining the business case and process for developers and landlords to pursue net-zero energy leased buildings. Eighteen percent of the carbon and 36 percent of electricity consumption in the U.S. come from commercial buildings, and 52 percent of non-government-owned commercial buildings are leased. Reducing energy use in
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Energy efficiency can be overwhelming for both commercial landlords and tenants… but it doesn’t have to be. The Landlord-Tenant Energy Partnership optimizes landlord-tenant relationships to deploy win-win efficiency solutions that decrease energy use, save money, and achieve energy and sustainability goals for both parties. A direct response to industry feedback, this toolkit gives both parties
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The GSA’s Request for Lease Proposals (RLP) Template sets forth instructions and requirements for proposals for a Lease described in the RLP documents. The Government will evaluate proposals conforming to the RLP requirements in accordance with the Method of Award set forth within the document to select an Offeror for award. The Government will award
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U.S. Government Services Association global lease template between lessor, lessee and government.
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Tenant energy efficiency is key for driving down energy use in buildings. In this webinar, you can learn how three industry-leading programs—Green Lease Leaders, Urban Land Institute’s Tenant Energy Optimization Program (TEOP), and ENERGY STAR Tenant Space— together can guide building owners in optimizing energy savings in the rapidly changing work environment. The webinar hosts
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Retrofitting commercial buildings by adopting energy efficiency measures in tenant and common spaces can significantly lower a building’s energy consumption and utility bills. However, due to traditional leases that currently obligate landlords to provide energy even when it is not needed, commercial buildings are not as efficient as they could be. Performance-based leases introduce provisions
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This article from the journal Environmental Law in New York discusses the value of high-performance leases, also called performance-based leases, for reducing carbon emissions in commercial buildings. Authors include Audi Banny, Jeff Gracer, Margaret Holden, Stuart Kaplan, and Stephanie Margolis. Reprinted from Environmental Law in New York with permission. Copyright 2021 Matthew Bender & Company,
As cities, counties, and states across the U.S. seek to reduce carbon emissions and associated energy use, an increasing number of jurisdictions are exploring building performance standards that set and enforce performance targets for buildings. These performance-based policies and laws will require changing how landlords and tenants interact with one another to drive better overall
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This model performance-based lease template seeks to balance the cost and benefits between landlords and tenants to pursue deep energy retrofits in commercial buildings. This template lease was produced by the Institute for Market Transformation with assistance from Stuart Kaplan at Blank Rome and Jeff Gracer and Margaret Holden at Sive Paget & Riesel via
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