Green Leases Toolkit

What is Green Leasing?

We define green leasing as the integration of energy and water efficiency, emissions reduction, waste minimization and other sustainability objectives throughout the entire commercial leasing process. We believe that the majority of green leasing work occurs months before the tenant has selected a suitable space. In other words, green leasing is much more than the negotiation and drafting of lease language.

The integration of sustainability objectives throughout the leasing process includes service provider selection, needs analysis and communication, request for proposal (RFP) and letter of intent (LOI) drafting, site due diligence, site selection, and ultimately, the negotiation and drafting of realistic and enforceable lease language.

Purpose & Function

The California Sustainability Alliance's Green Leases Toolkit is designed to assist tenants and landlords with the greening of leasehold sites by incorporating specific tools and work flow into the leasing process.

The Toolkit supports tenants and landlords in the following ways:
▪ educating their organizations,
▪ developing their own green leasing policies and requirements,
▪ communicating policies and requirements to the market,
▪ measuring and comparing the green attributes of different buildings
▪ developing specific lease language

Green Building Program Managers:

Craig McDonald
Managing Director, Energy Practice
Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Sean C. Ivery
Director, Real Estate Practice
Navigant Consulting, Inc.

For more information, please contact us at: leasegreen@sustainca.org