Green Leasing – Developing Cooperation and Collaboration between Tenants and Landlords

This fast-paced session will focus on using Green Leases, Green Lease Addenda, Memoranda of Understanding, and Building Rules and Regulations to help Tenants and Landlords converge on issues related to sustainability.  Topics to be covered include: how to draft green language for new leases as well as modifications to existing ones; how to overcome “split incentives” that can stymie investments in enhanced efficiency; the commercial and legal practicalities of applying green principles to your own building; best practices and resources for facilitating collaboration between Tenants and Landlords on various green initiatives; and more.

Bio

Mark Jewell’s experience includes over 25 years in commercial real estate and more than 15 years in energy efficiency.  He is the founder and president of EEFG, a consultancy that has designed energy-saving improvements for more than 350 buildings and now provides education, training, coaching and analysis related to energy management.  Earlier in his career, Mark helped the US EPA deploy both the ENERGY STAR Buildings Program for Commercial Real Estate and the Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool.  Mark is a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he specialized in Economics and Finance.