The Better Buildings Alliance released a case study on Link Logistics (Link). Link, founded in 2019, owns a national portfolio of advanced logistics spaces such as warehouses and distribution centers. In 2021, Link pledged 100% renewable energy by 2024 and net zero carbon emissions by 2025 for its own operations. To reconcile these limits with […]
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Green Lease Leader’s Commercial Real Estate Firm Takes Green Leasing to a Global Scale is part of a series of case studies showcasing exciting green lease trends and best practices. This case study from the 2021 Green Lease Leaders program explores the ways that green leasing is expanding internationally as well as in the United
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This resource is part of a series of case studies showcasing exciting green lease trends and best practices. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down retail businesses in Spring 2020, industry leaders were forced to forge new partnerships to survive. In this collection of stories from the 2021 Green Lease Leaders program, we showcase three retail
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This resource is part of a series of case studies showcasing exciting green lease trends and best practices. This case study highlights a 2021 Green Lease Leader, Empire State Realty Firm, who received Gold designation for implementing effective efficiency strategies. Empire State Realty Firm is one of the most efficient real estate investment trusts in
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This webinar, co-hosted by the National Apartment Association (NAA) and DOE’s Better Buildings, features multifamily organizations sharing their experiences leveraging green leases to engage tenants in their energy efficiency goals. Learn about resources from DOE’s Green Lease Leaders program and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) that can help your company pursue high-performance status for your
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The U.S. Government Services Administration (GSA) incorporates sustainability provisions in these guidelines for leased buildings as new federal laws, policies and Executive Orders are issued. The mandatory provisions within this webpage address sustainable products and practices within leased space including ENERGY STAR guidelines, GSA-issued leasing policies and more.
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The Center for Market Innovation (CMI) and The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) collaborated to create the Energy Efficiency Lease Guidance. To create the guidance, NRDC convened a forum including a number of New York City’s leading landlords, tenants, attorneys, brokers, engineers, environmental advocates, utilities and government officials to address the specific opportunities presented by
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The BBP has produced a comprehensive Toolkit for green leases to enable owners and occupiers of commercial buildings to work together to reduce the environmental impact of their buildings. This guidance is non-prescriptive, helping owners and occupiers to agree carbon, energy, waste and water reduction strategies which best fit with the circumstances of individual properties. With
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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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