Real Estate

Making the business case for energy efficiency and high-performing buildings is a key part of IMT’s work. From breaking down the most common barriers between landlords and tenants to educating brokers on the value of high-performing buildings and green leasing, IMT tackles the real estate challenges that hinder the implementation of energy-efficiency programs into city and business sustainability strategies. Interested in accessing IMT tools and resources that explore transformative real estate practices and the results that can follow? Check out our finance and real estate blogs and resources below.

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2025 Green Lease Leaders Trends

Beyond offices, continued international growth, and enhancing green lease language. These are the highlights from this year’s leaders!

IMT Announces 2025 Green Lease Leaders

The winners, announced today at the 2025 Green Lease Leaders Winners and Trends webinar, exemplify a growing shift toward sustainability and equity in commercial and industrial real estate strategy. Media contact: Alexandra Laney, Communications Director, 505-391-5602; alexandra.laney@imt.org Washington, D.C. (May 29, 2025) – Today, the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) announced the 2025 Green Lease Leader during … Continued

City Energy Project: A Primer for Cities on the Business Case for Energy Efficiency in Private Buildings

Why should companies put their staff effort and limited financial resources into documenting, analyzing, and reducing their energy use? The City Energy Project compiled data and conducted interviews with three leading real estate companies to illuminate the business case for efficiency in all of its dimensions – financial arithmetic, market positioning, policy compliance, and technical … Continued

City Energy Project: Water Audit Guidance for Commercial Buildings

Energy audits have been conducted for many years, and there is a well-established cohort of service providers trained to perform them in accordance with standards developed by ASHRAE and others. These standards define the process and quality of work that should be achieved for energy performance audits. However, a corresponding level of industry maturity, and … Continued

Overview: High-Performance Building Hubs

Learn why high-performance building hubs are valuable tools for better buildings, and how the Building Performance Partnership iss scaling up hubs nationally.