2.2.4 Green Leases

LPDD Model Law: State Green Leases Legislation

Encouraging the adoption of green leases in multifamily market by encouraging/requiring owners to implement efficiency upgrades when units are vacant between residents and providing for education, standard setting, and transparency.

Model Performance-Based Lease Template

Modelling provisions intended to promote deep energy retrofits and other energy efficiency measures by balancing costs and benefits between landlords and tenants.

Vanderbilt report, Employee Energy Benefits

Reports on an exploratory study to address why firms are offering these benefits, including a preliminary survey of employed adults across the United States to examine questions related to their participation.

San Francisco’s Green Tenant Toolkit

Includes a guide to integrating sustainability throughout the life-cycle of commercial leases, toolkits for stakeholder engagement, and a checklist summarizing key sustainability metrics.

IMT Green Leasing Resource Library

The Institute for Market Transformation's resource library contains a variety of think pieces and green leasing case studies from across the United States.