CS-v5 IPc2: Green Leases 6 points
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To ensure the tenants complete the sustainable design and construction features started by the base building so that the completed space comprehensively addresses the rating system requirements.
Requirements
Comply with a combination of the following options for a maximum of 6 points.
Option 1. Standard Green Lease (1–6 points)
Develop a standard green lease document that establishes tenant fit-out standards and incorporates tenant requirements, as described below. Commit to incorporating the green lease documentation in each future tenant lease.
For any spaces or systems intended to be fit-out by the project owner, identify the standards for the future fit-out, incorporate the criteria referenced in the standard green lease document, and commit to performing the fit-out(s) in accordance with these standards.
Tenant requirements shall include standards to ensure compliance with the following prerequisites for any tenant-installed systems:
- IPp1: Climate Resilience Assessment
- IPp2: Human Impact Assessment
- IPp3: Carbon Assessment
- WEp2: Minimum Water Efficiency
- EAp2: Minimum Energy Efficiency
- EAp3: Fundamental Commissioning
- EAp4: Energy Metering and Reporting
- MRp1: Planning for Zero Waste Operations
- EQp2: Fundamental Air Quality
Points are earned by incorporating a combination of the listed best practices into the green lease (Table 1).
- Require tenant to pay for their electric and nonelectric energy and water use.
- Implement a cost-recovery clause for energy-efficiency upgrades benefiting the tenant.
- Disclose tracked common area energy use, peak demand, peak thermal demand, and on-site combustion emissions to tenants.
- Disclose whole-building ENERGY STAR® or locally applicable equivalent score to tenants.
- Ensure brokers or leasing agents have energy training.
- Implement energy management best practices.
- Request annual tenant energy disclosure.
- Require energy efficiency fit-out for tenants that improves upon EAp2: Minimum Energy Efficiency requirement.
- Establish a tenant energy efficiency engagement and training plan.
- Meter or submeter additional tenant energy use beyond that required in EAp4: Energy Metering and Reporting.
- Limit on-site combustion emissions.
- Disclose tracked common area water use to tenants.
- Require water efficiency fit-out for tenants that improves upon WEp2: Minimum Water Efficiency.
- Meter or submeter additional tenant water use beyond that required in WEp1: Water Metering and Reporting.
- Implement water management best practices.
- Implement indoor air quality best practices.
- Implement thermal comfort best practices.
- Demonstrate innovation in leasing.
Table 1. Points for Incorporating Best Practices
Number of Additional Best Practices Incorporated into the Lease | Points |
Fewer than 3 | 1 |
4–6 | 2 |
7–9 | 3 |
10–12 | 4 |
13–15 | 5 |
16 or more | 6 |
AND/OR
Option 2. Executed Standard Green Lease (1 point)
One additional point is awarded by providing documentation of an executed tenant green lease or tenant letter of attestation meeting the criteria in Option 1.
AND/OR
Option 3. Green Lease Leaders Recognition (1–6 points)
Earn Green Lease Leaders recognition:
- At the Silver level (1 point)
- At the Gold level (3 points)
- At the Platinum level (6 points)
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Credit language
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To ensure the tenants complete the sustainable design and construction features started by the base building so that the completed space comprehensively addresses the rating system requirements.
Requirements
Comply with a combination of the following options for a maximum of 6 points.
Option 1. Standard Green Lease (1–6 points)
Develop a standard green lease document that establishes tenant fit-out standards and incorporates tenant requirements, as described below. Commit to incorporating the green lease documentation in each future tenant lease.
For any spaces or systems intended to be fit-out by the project owner, identify the standards for the future fit-out, incorporate the criteria referenced in the standard green lease document, and commit to performing the fit-out(s) in accordance with these standards.
Tenant requirements shall include standards to ensure compliance with the following prerequisites for any tenant-installed systems:
- IPp1: Climate Resilience Assessment
- IPp2: Human Impact Assessment
- IPp3: Carbon Assessment
- WEp2: Minimum Water Efficiency
- EAp2: Minimum Energy Efficiency
- EAp3: Fundamental Commissioning
- EAp4: Energy Metering and Reporting
- MRp1: Planning for Zero Waste Operations
- EQp2: Fundamental Air Quality
Points are earned by incorporating a combination of the listed best practices into the green lease (Table 1).
- Require tenant to pay for their electric and nonelectric energy and water use.
- Implement a cost-recovery clause for energy-efficiency upgrades benefiting the tenant.
- Disclose tracked common area energy use, peak demand, peak thermal demand, and on-site combustion emissions to tenants.
- Disclose whole-building ENERGY STAR® or locally applicable equivalent score to tenants.
- Ensure brokers or leasing agents have energy training.
- Implement energy management best practices.
- Request annual tenant energy disclosure.
- Require energy efficiency fit-out for tenants that improves upon EAp2: Minimum Energy Efficiency requirement.
- Establish a tenant energy efficiency engagement and training plan.
- Meter or submeter additional tenant energy use beyond that required in EAp4: Energy Metering and Reporting.
- Limit on-site combustion emissions.
- Disclose tracked common area water use to tenants.
- Require water efficiency fit-out for tenants that improves upon WEp2: Minimum Water Efficiency.
- Meter or submeter additional tenant water use beyond that required in WEp1: Water Metering and Reporting.
- Implement water management best practices.
- Implement indoor air quality best practices.
- Implement thermal comfort best practices.
- Demonstrate innovation in leasing.
Table 1. Points for Incorporating Best Practices
Number of Additional Best Practices Incorporated into the Lease | Points |
Fewer than 3 | 1 |
4–6 | 2 |
7–9 | 3 |
10–12 | 4 |
13–15 | 5 |
16 or more | 6 |
AND/OR
Option 2. Executed Standard Green Lease (1 point)
One additional point is awarded by providing documentation of an executed tenant green lease or tenant letter of attestation meeting the criteria in Option 1.
AND/OR
Option 3. Green Lease Leaders Recognition (1–6 points)
Earn Green Lease Leaders recognition:
- At the Silver level (1 point)
- At the Gold level (3 points)
- At the Platinum level (6 points)