Lease Forms & Case Studies
Templates and successful examples of applying green leasing best practices
Resource
Audience & Building Type
Description
Author
Landlord, Tenant
Retail
A guide for empowering landlords and tenants to collaborate on saving energy & resources.
Council of Small Enterprises (COSE), IMT
Landlord
Commercial
A small landlord in Cleveland reduces their tenant's utility bills by 43%.
Council of Small Enterprises (COSE), IMT
Landlord, Tenant
Commercial
Jamestown details its sustainability program and how it incorporated green leasing into its vision for sustainability.
IMT, Department of Energy's Better Buildings Alliance
Landlord
Commercial
Tower outlines how they developed a green lease, and share green excerpts from their lease package
Department of Energy's Better Buildings Alliance
Landlord, Tenant
Existing Commercial
A case study outlining how Brandywine used its leases to overcome split incentive and data access issues
Department of Energy, Institute for Market Transformation
(IMT), EEBHub
Landlord, Tenant
Office
Case study of NEEA's office lease in Portland, Oregon
Department of Energy, Institute for Market Transformation
(IMT)
Tenant
Case study of NEEA's office lease in Portland, Oregon
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)
Landlord
Commercial
New York City government webpage devoted to their Energy Aligned Clause, with a link to download the clause itself
plaNYC
Landlord, Tenant
Commercial
This guide focuses on the key concerns and draft lease provisions that relate directly to sustainability issues and can be incorporated into each unique lease negotiation
NYUGREEN and NYUSCHAK Institute of Real Estate Center for the Sustainable Build Environment
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