Prescriptive Lease

The Australian green lease is a self contained generic document forming a legally enforceable management framework1,2.  The package includes five elements:

• Agreed energy efficiency / Australian Building Greenhouse (ABGR) Rating
• Separate digital metering
• Energy management plan
• Building management committee
• Dispute resolution

Eight versions have been written to encompass the major possibilities:

• Schedule A1 (gross lease – single occupant)
• Schedule A2 (net lease – single occupant)
• Schedule B1 (gross lease – dominant occupant)
• Schedule B2 (net lease – dominant occupant)
• Schedule C1 (gross lease – subsidiary occupant)
• Schedule C2 (net lease – subsidiary occupant)
• Schedule D1 (gross lease – voluntary)
• Schedule D2 (net lease – voluntary)

1. Energy Efficiency in Government Operations (EEGO).
2. Woodford, L., Energy Efficiency in Government Operations (EEGO) Policy: Green Lease Schedule.  2007.