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RMI: Best Practices for Leasing Net-Zero Energy Buildings

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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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A Team Effort: Balancing Energy Efficiency and Reimagining the Office Space (Webinar)

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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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Webinar: The Business Case for High-Performing Buildings v2.0

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Now more than ever, commercial real estate brokers have many reasons to pay attention to green building practices. From new technology and regulations, to corporate responsibility and sustainability programs driving demand for more efficient spaces and buildings that achieve designations such as LEED or ENERGY STAR, green is more than just a trend in commercial

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Webinar: A Conversation with Green Lease Leaders

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This webinar from the Better Buildings Alliance explores how green leasing offers a competitive advantage for multiple sectors, helping buildings be more flexible, save money, and reduce climate and health risks.  Hosted by Hannah Debelius with the U.S. Department of Energy, this webinar gathers industry experts Audi Banny from Institute for Market Transformation, Sam Stockdale

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Unlocking Hidden Value in Class B/C Office Buildings

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This resource shows how improving the energy efficiency of Class B and C office buildings is doable with relatively simple, lower-cost measures that not only enhance building performance, but boost property values and make the buildings more competitive. Information, resources, and funding constraints often hold back these types of buildings from implementing impactful energy-efficiency projects

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Measuring the Potential Impact of Green Leases in the U.S. Office Sector

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Most office buildings in the United States are not energy efficient, leaving both landlords and tenants with unnecessary energy expenses. Through an analysis of current energy efficiency measures facilitated by the signing of green (or energy- aligned) leases, this 2015 study estimates that green leases have the potential to reduce energy consumption in office buildings

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New Leasing Languages: How Green Leasing Programs Can Help Overcome the Split Incentive

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Typical leases often create a split incentive between the building owners and tenants where the cost of investing in energy and water efficiency improvements is assumed by one party while the other experiences the benefit of reduced utility costs resulting from those improvements. This resource outlines research on the benefits of incorporating energy efficient language

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Behind-the-scenes: How Cincinnati is Improving Energy Equity

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The City of Cincinnati identified a high level of energy burden among its residents compared to peer cities, and wanted an equitable way to reduce energy costs. As part of the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge (Climate Challenge), the City developed a suite of programs called WarmUp Cincy that offers financial incentives to support for both tenants

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All Roads Lead to Green Leasing

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Real estate in the U.S. and around the world is experiencing an astronomical disruption that will reshape the future of buildings, how they are built, operated and occupied for the foreseeable future. As 2020 comes to a close, there is still robust debate about how to revive and potentially re-imagine commercial real estate, but in

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Green Leasing by the Numbers

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To demonstrate the extensive impact of green leasing and programs that support its adoption, IMT, the Department of Energy (DOE), and RE Tech Advisors collaborated to develop a paper for the ACEEE Summer Study: New Leasing Languages: How Leasing Programs can Overcome the Split Incentive. The paper explores the impact of green leasing programs, tenant engagement,

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