Free Republic

Get ready for green lease negotiations, whether you’re the commercial tenant or building owner. The goal is to encourage energy and water use reductions to create a green office environment. But there are many obstacles to achieving the elusive “green office” goal in landlord/tenant arrangements because there are so many variables to controlling overhead costs like electric and water bills. To help businesses navigate these troubled waters, the California Sustainability Alliance has just published its Green Leases Toolkit, version 2.0. The toolkit helps commercial landlords and tenants: educate their organizations about green office and green building practices develop their own...