Resource Library
Our comprehensive resource library offers building professionals guidance and insights from project teams and experts to inform the development of effective decarbonization roadmaps for their properties. This living platform hosts a growing collection of invaluable resources, including case studies, technical guides, best practices, and educational materials, all geared towards promoting the adoption and success of low-carbon retrofits, and a more sustainable future in building design and operation.
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Strategies for Success
A resource providing pragmatic strategies to tackle common challenges to decarbonization in leased office spaces.
Decarbonizing NYC Offices: Playbook for Consultants
Key insights and resources to support consultants in prioritizing building performance and incorporating decarbonization strategies within leased tenant spaces.
Decarbonizing NYC Offices: Playbook for Building Owners & Managers
Key insights and resources to support owners in prioritizing building performance and incorporating decarbonization strategies within leased tenant spaces.
Decarbonizing NYC Offices: Playbook for Tenants
Key insights and resources to support commercial tenants in prioritizing building performance and incorporating decarbonization strategies within leased tenant spaces.
ULI Tenant Energy Optimization Program
A ten-step program guiding building owners to integrate energy efficiency into tenant spaces, complete with tools and case studies for replication.
Guide to Selecting High-Performance Commercial Spaces
Information on the essential building systems and performance for commercial tenants to evaluate when leasing new office spaces.
Working Toward Net Zero: Best Practices and Examples to Engage Tenants in Sustainability Webinar
Webinar discussing strategies for real estate companies to enhance sustainability through tenant engagement, including green leasing and data collection.
Guide to High-Performance Office Fit-Outs
This fit-out guide outlines key considerations and strategies for designing and implementing high-performance office spaces.
Guide to Creating Sustainability-focused Marketing Materials
A guide on which building systems and performance attributes to include in sustainability-focused marketing materials.
Occupiers and Owners: Faster and Further on the Pathway to Decarbonisation Together
A ULI report justifying the need for collaboration between property owners and occupiers to prevent increased emissions.
High-Performance Clause for a Letter of Intent
This sample Letter of Intent clause supports the inclusion of high-performance language within a commercial office lease.
Guide to Developing High-Performance Leases
Guidance for including high-performance lease language in commercial office leases.
Tenant Engagement in Decarbonization Planning
A "how-to" on engaging tenants in energy efficiency and carbon reduction efforts.
Net Zero Energy Leasing
RMI’s guidelines on green leasing for enhancing sustainability in commercial leases.
That’s everything we have so far, new resources are added to the library regularly.
