High Performance Tenant Demonstration Project

To learn more about high performance tenant spaces in the commercial office market and how to develop your own performance energy measures, please see the following resources, which include case studies, templates, tools, and links to additional guides and information.

Tenant Demonstration-Developed Tools for Download

• High-Performance Tenant Build-out: A Primer for Tenants
• Value Analysis Tool BETA
• Costing Template
• Energy Model Report Template
• Energy Modeling RFP Template

Tenant Demonstration Case Studies

• NRDC: Washington D.C.
• Skanska »
• Li & Fung USA (LFUSA)

Green Leasing

• Energy Efficiency Lease Guidance [pdf]
• Energy Efficiency Lease Pledges (Property Owners [pdf], Property Managers [pdf], Tenants [pdf])
• Energy-Aligned Lease Language Model [pdf]
• Green Lease Library

Financing / Incentives

• ConEd incentives for commercial building tenants
• Energy Savings Modeling and Inspection Guidelines for Commercial Building Federal Tax Deductions [pdf]
• New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation
• NYSERDA's Existing Facilities Program

Metrics

• ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance

General Resources

• ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides
• CBRE: Energy & Sustainability
• Do Green Buildings Makes Dollars & Sense [pdf]
• Empire State Building: Sustainability & Energy Efficiency Tenant Initiatives
• Energy Star: Buildings & Plants
• Institute for Building Efficiency
• Jones Lang LaSalle Global Sustainability Perspective
• Rocky Mountain Institute: Retrofit Depot
• The American Institute of Architects: Sustainability
• United States Building Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Market Sizing and Financing Models
• U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

Regional Initiatives

• New York City Local Law 84 Benchmarking Report [pdf]
• New York City Mayor's Carbon Challenge
• Retrofit Chicago - Commercial Buildings Initiative