Initial Legal Thoughts on the LEED 2009 Minimum Program Requirements
As you may know, USGBC’s LEED v3 program launched this past Monday, April 27. Project teams currently pursuing LEED certification under any of the Version 2 programs can opt into LEED v3 for no...
View ArticleGreen Leasing Series: Environmental Performance Objective Clauses in Green...
Many commentators suggest that, as a threshold issue, a green lease include an “environmental performance objective,” or a clause that requires both landlord and tenant to operate the demised premises...
View ArticleMassachusetts Green Buildings Used 40 Percent More Energy Than Predicted
Back in 2007, the Energy Engineering Program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell completed a study of the actual energy performance of 19 green buildings across the Bay State. The study was...
View ArticleWinnipeg Developer Requiring Commercial Tenants to Sign Green Lease
Back in June, developer Allan Malbranck and his wife Anita opened a new 2-story, 12,800-square-foot office and retail building located at 1735 Corydon Avenue in Winnipeg. The couple believes their...
View ArticleRFP Considerations for Tenants Considering Certification Under LEED 2009 for...
USGBC’s LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors rating system includes a significant number of points which tenants can earn towards their LEED-CI certification simply by choosing to lease space in...
View ArticleTop Green Office Leases in Manhattan: 2009
For the past few years over at gbNYC, we’ve reviewed the annual list of Manhattan’s largest commercial leasing deals for those transactions which took place in buildings that were either certified or...
View ArticleNew York City’s Greener, Greater Buildings Plan: Lighting Upgrade Law (Int....
Last night, I sat on a panel that discussed – among other issues – New York City’s Greener, Greater Buildings Plan, so I thought it would be timely to revisit each of the four pieces of legislation...
View ArticlePointing to Gifford v. USGBC, British Building Scientist Identifies Global...
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald suggests that Henry Gifford’s class action suit against USGBC has resonated not only domestically, but across global real estate markets as well. Consider...
View ArticleFinding the Green to Go Green: Is This Green Leasing’s Moment?
It’s hardly controversial, given what the “g” in gbNYC stands for, to advocate the idea that green retrofits are a good idea for buildings in New York and elsewhere. But as the consensus grows that...
View Article“Green the Key” to Empire State Building Landing LinkedIn Lease
LinkedIn.com, the well-known social networking site for businesses, has signed a 31,000-square-foot lease for the entire 25th floor of the Empire State Building, whose green efforts have been a hot...
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