Green Leasing: Supporting the Clause

Panelists Moderator: Karen Penafiel, Vice President Advocacy, Codes & Standards, BOMA International Panelists: Donald Horn, Deputy Director GSA Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings Sara Neff, Vice President of Sustainability Kilroy Realty Corporation Adam Sledd, Director of Commercial Real Estate Management Institute for Market Transformation

Learning Objectives Learn about ‘culprit clauses’ for green leasing and how to effectively integrate them into leases. Realize how green language in leases impacts lease adoption, tenant space use, and owner return on investment. Overcome the ‘split incentive’ issue to enable more frequent green capital improvements and higher lease-up rates, increasing asset value and quickening ROI. Understand green leases and learn best practices for encouraging parties to want green leases, including strategies to quantify the cost savings for all stakeholders. Learn how to incorporate new and emerging issues and technologies that will impact the building’s value to owners and tenants in new leases or renegotiations.

Resources Green Lease Library http://www.greenleaselibrary.com/ BOMA Commercial Lease: Guide to Sustainable and Energy Efficient Leasing for High-Performance Buildings http://store.boma.org/products/commercial-lease-guide-to-sustainable-and-energy-efficent-leasing-for-high-performance-buildings Sustainable Facilities Tool – Green Leasing Module (coming soon) Sftool.gov