A new program launched by IMT and backed by DOE aims to provide third-party certification for green commercial office leases.
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Better Buildings Partnership Adds MOU, Unveils Updated Green Lease Toolkit
The UK’s Better Buildings Partnership has released an updated version of its Green Lease Toolkit, which includes a sample Memorandum of Understanding for environmental lease objectives, and is an important addition to the growing compendium of available green leasing resources.
IMT & RILA’s Industry Primer Takes Aim At Defining Retail Green Leasing
A new green leasing tool from the Institute for Market Transformation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association has the ambitious goal of beginning to disseminate green leasing practices within the retail industry, which has generally lagged behind office markets in implementing sustainability within leasing documents.
In Paris, Natixis Signs Green Lease for Gare de Lyon Office Space Renewal
In what is becoming more than just a trend, another major European tenant has signed a green lease, driven in part by pending legislation in France.
In Helsinki, Finnish Real Estate Concern Closes Its First Green Lease
Some persisting trends in commercial leasing abroad could suggest how future green leasing markets in North America might look if data-driven regulatory activity increases at the state and local levels.
In the United Kingdom, Major Retailer Unveils “Transformative” Green Lease Policy
In a move that it describes as “transformative,” one of the UK’s largest retailers has announced a major initiative that will incorporate green lease obligations into all of its new and existing shopping center and retail park leases.
North of Johannesburg, South Africa’s 30th Green Star Building to Implement Green Leases
A new office development in Johannesburg’s Sandton financial district is implementing environmental-related obligations into its commercial office leases with new tenants.
An Early Holiday Gift for You: GRELJ Green Leasing White Paper Available for Download
It’s been quiet around here. So enjoy a free PDF download compiling our GRELJ green leasing archives into a handy white paper.
Citing Costs, San Francisco Officials Grapple with City’s LEED Lease Requirements
With Greenbuild underway in San Francisco, two public leases are coming under scrutiny from city officials because of perceived LEED Gold certification costs, required for all of the city’s office leases larger than 5000 square feet.
WilmerHale Lands LEED Gold for Energy Aligned Clause-Backed 7 WTC Office
After becoming the first tenant to implement New York City’s Energy Aligned Lease Clause, the law firm WilmerHale has announced another environmental milestone for its offices at 7 World Trade Center: LEED for Commercial Interiors Gold certification.
