Sustainable Building Operations Sample Clauses

Sustainable Building Operations. (a) This Building is or may become in the future certified under the Green Building Initiative’s Green GlobesTM for Continual Improvement of Future Buildings (Green GlobesTM-CIEB), the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, or operated pursuant to Landlord’s sustainable building practices. Landlord’s sustainability practices address whole-building operations and maintenance issues including chemical use; indoor air quality; energy efficiency; water efficiency; recycling programs; exterior maintenance programs; and systems upgrades to meet green building energy, water, Indoor Air Quality, and lighting performance standards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be required to comply with any Green Building Initiatives or other rating systems as set forth above until the Building is certified as such, and Tenant shall only be required to comply with such Green Building Initiatives with respect to any upgrades, alterations or improvements made by Tenant after the Building is certified as set forth above. In no event shall Tenant be required to make changes, improvements and/or other repairs or replacements to the Premises in order to make the Premises compliant with the above stated initiatives and rating systems. All construction and maintenance methods and procedures, material purchase, and disposal of waste must be in compliance with minimum standards and specifications, in addition to all applicable laws. (b) Tenant shall use proven energy and carbon reduction measures, including energy efficient bulbs in task lighting; use of lighting controls; daylighting measures to avoid over-lighting interior spaces; closing shades on the south side of the Building to avoid over heating the space; turning off lights and equipment at the end of the work day; and purchasing, with respect to any new equipment that Tenant purchases for the Premises, ENERGY STAR® qualified equipment, if applicable, including but not limited to lighting, office equipment, commercial and residential quality kitchen equipment, vending and ice machines; purchasing products certified by the U.S. EPA’s Water Sense® program. Tenant shall not be required to replace any existing equipment used by Tenant as of the date of this Lease which Tenant intends to install in the Premises in order to comply with the provisions of this Section 24.36(b).

Sustainable Building Operations. Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, comply with the requirements of the Sustainability Practices. Upon reasonable request from Tenant, Landlord shall promptly provide Tenant with a copy of Landlord’s then current Sustainability Practices, if any.

Sustainable Building Operations. 2.11.1 This Building is or may become in the future certified under certain Green Agency Ratings or operated pursuant to Landlord’s sustainable building practices, as same may be in effect or modified from time to time. Landlord’s sustainability practices address, without limitation, whole-building operations and maintenance issues including chemical use; indoor air quality; energy efficiency; water efficiency; recycling programs; exterior maintenance programs; and systems upgrades to meet green building energy, water, Indoor Air Quality, and lighting performance standards. All of Tenant’s construction and maintenance methods and procedures, material purchases, and disposal of waste must be in compliance with minimum standards and specifications as outlined by the Green Agency Ratings, in addition to all Governmental Requirements. Landlord shall provide a copy of such standards and specifications of the Green Agency Ratings to Tenant, if and to the extent such standards and specifications are available. 2.11.2 Tenant shall use proven energy and carbon reduction measures, including energy efficient bulbs in task lighting; use of lighting controls; daylighting measures to avoid overlighting interior spaces; closing shades on the south side of the building to avoid over heating the space; turning off lights and equipment at the end of the work day; and purchasing ENERGY STAR® qualified equipment, including but not limited to lighting, office equipment, commercial and residential quality kitchen equipment, vending and ice machines; and purchasing products certified by the U.S. EPA’s Water Sense® program.

Sustainable Building Operations. 2.9.1 The Building is or may become in the future certified under certain Green Agency Ratings or operated pursuant to Landlord’s sustainable building practices (as same may be in effect or reasonably modified by Landlord from time to time). Landlord’s sustainability practices address (without limitation) the following: whole-building operations and maintenance issues including chemical use; indoor air quality; energy efficiency; water efficiency; recycling programs; exterior maintenance programs; and systems upgrades to meet green building energy, water, Indoor Air Quality, and lighting performance standards. Tenant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that Tenant’s construction and maintenance methods and procedures, material purchases, and disposal of waste are in compliance with minimum standards and specifications as outlined by any applicable Green Agency Ratings, in addition to all Governmental Requirements. 2.9.2 Tenant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with Landlord’s reasonable energy standards and requirements for the Building, including without limitation those relating to the implementation or use of energy and carbon reduction measures approved by Landlord, energy efficient bulbs in task lighting; use of lighting controls; daylighting measures to avoid overlighting interior spaces; closing shades on the exterior windows of the Premises to avoid over heating the space; turning off lights and equipment at the end of the work day; and purchasing ENERGY STAR® qualified equipment, including but not limited to lighting, office equipment, commercial and residential quality kitchen equipment, vending and ice machines; and purchasing products certified by the U.S. EPA’s Water Sense® program.

Sustainable Building Operations. 2.10.1 This Building is or may become in the future certified under certain Green Agency Ratings or operated pursuant to Landlord’s sustainable building practices, as same may be in effect or modified from time to time. Landlord’s sustainability practices address, without limitation, whole-building operations and maintenance issues including chemical use; indoor air quality; energy efficiency; water efficiency; recycling programs; exterior maintenance programs; and systems upgrades to meet green building energy, water, Indoor Air Quality, and lighting performance standards. Tenant shall endeavor to cause all of Tenant’s construction and maintenance methods and procedures, material purchases, and disposal of waste to be in compliance with minimum standards and specifications as outlined by the Green Agency Ratings, and Tenant shall cause all such methods, procedures, purchases and disposal to be in compliance with all Governmental Requirements. 2.10.2 Tenant shall use reasonable efforts to: utilize proven energy and carbon reduction measures, including energy efficient bulbs in task lighting; use lighting controls; implement daylighting measures to avoid overlighting interior spaces; close shades on the south side of the Building to avoid over-heating the Premises; turn off lights and equipment at the end of the work day; purchase ENERGY STAR® qualified equipment, including but not limited to, lighting, office equipment, commercial and residential quality kitchen equipment, vending and ice machines; and purchase products certified by the U.S. EPA’s Water Sense® program.

Sustainable Building Operations. 2.6.1 This Building is or may become in the future certified under certain Green Agency Ratings or operated pursuant to Landlord’s sustainable building practices, as same may be in effect or modified from time to time. Landlord’s sustainability practices address, without limitation, whole-building operations and maintenance issues including chemical use; indoor air quality; energy efficiency; water efficiency; recycling programs; exterior maintenance programs; and systems upgrades to meet green building energy, water, indoor air quality, and lighting performance standards. Tenant shall endeavor to cause its construction and maintenance methods and procedures, material purchases, and disposal of waste to be in compliance with minimum standards and specifications as outlined by the Green Agency Ratings, in addition to all Governmental Requirements, provided that in no event shall Tenant be obligated to directly incur any additional material cost in connection therewith. 2.6.2 Tenant shall endeavor to use proven energy and carbon reduction measures, including energy efficient bulbs in task lighting; use of lighting controls; daylighting measures to avoid overlighting interior spaces; closing shades on the south side of the Building to avoid over heating the space; turning off lights and equipment at the end of the work day; and purchasing ENERGY STAR® qualified equipment, including but not limited to lighting, office equipment, commercial and residential quality kitchen equipment, vending and ice machines; and purchasing products certified by the U.S. EPA’s Water Sense® program, provided that in no event shall Tenant be obligated to directly incur any additional material cost in connection therewith.

Sustainable Building Operations. (A) Tenant acknowledges that Landlord may elect to operate the Building in accordance with sustainable building practices as designated by Landlord. Tenant shall, in the performance of Tenant’s maintenance obligations hereunder, as well as in connection with any work undertaken by or on behalf of Tenant pursuant to this Lease, comply with the minimum standards of such sustainability practices, in addition to all applicable laws. The foregoing obligation shall also apply to any material purchased by or for Tenant in connection with such maintenance and/or work, as well as the disposal of waste by Tenant or anyone performing work on behalf of Tenant. (B) Tenant shall use proven energy and carbon reduction measures, including energy efficient bulbs in task lighting; closing shades on the south side of the Building to avoid overheating the space when seasonally appropriate; turning off lights and equipment at the end of the work day (unless such items are required to be kept on for remote access); purchasing Energy Star qualified equipment, including but not limited to lighting, office equipment, commercial and residential kitchen equipment, vending and ice machines; and purchasing products certified by the EPA Water Sense program.

Sustainable Building Operations. LESSOR’S sustainability practices address whole-building operations and maintenance issues including chemical use; indoor air quality; energy efficiency; water efficiency; recycling programs; exterior maintenance programs; System upgrades must meet currently adopted energy, water, indoor air quality, and lighting performance standards. All construction and maintenance must comply with minimum standards and specifications, in addition to all applicable laws. Tenant shall use proven energy reduction measures. This includes energy efficient bulbs in task lighting; use of lighting controls; turning off lights and equipment at the end of the work day; and purchasing ENERGY STAR™ qualified equipment, including but not limited to lighting, office equipment, commercial and residential quality kitchen equipment, vending and ice machines, and purchasing products certified by the U.S. EPA’s Water Sense program.

Sustainable Building Operations. 3.4.1 The Building has been awarded the gold certification under the United States Green Building Council’s (“USGBC”) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (“LEED”) for Existing Building: Operations and Maintenance (“LEED-EBOM”) rating system. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that (i) Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation to maintain the Building’s certification under LEED-EBOM including, without limitation, having the Building recertified under LEED-EBOM every five (5) years, and (ii) Landlord shall not be in default under this Lease if Landlord fails to maintain the LEED-EBOM certification or the certification of any other green building rating system for the Building. Landlord’s sustainability practices address whole-building operations and maintenance issues including chemical use; indoor air quality; energy efficiency; water efficiency; recycling programs; exterior maintenance programs; and systems upgrades to meet green building energy, water, Indoor Air Quality, and lighting performance standards. 3.4.2 Tenant shall use proven energy and carbon reduction measures, including energy efficient bulbs in task lighting; use of lighting controls; daylighting measures to avoid overlighting interior spaces; closing shades on the south side of the building to avoid over heating the space; turning off lights and equipment at the end of the work day; and purchasing ENERGY STAR® qualified equipment, including but not limited to lighting, office equipment, commercial quality kitchen equipment, vending and ice machines; and purchasing products certified by the U.S. EPA’s Water Sense® program.