If the tenant will occupy a significant portion of the building for a minimum of ten years, consider working with building management to encourage implementation of green strategies that will help your project meet LEED requirements in areas beyond the te

If the tenant will occupy a significant portion of the building for a minimum of ten years, consider working with building management to encourage implementation of green strategies that will help your project meet LEED requirements in areas beyond the tenant’s control. Look especially at the credits in the Sustainable Sites section. For example, the project team could suggest:

• a landscape redesign that achieves several of the Sustainable Sites credits, including Option 2, Paths 2 and 3 for Stormwater Design and Option 2, Paths 7 and 8 for Water Efficient Landscaping.
• the building owner might install a white roof, which can help keep energy consumption down while allowing the tenant to gain a credit for heat-island reduction.