#  HUHRE Awarded Platinum-Level Recognition for Green Lease Leaders 

 





June 30, 2025

 

 

We are proud to announce that Harvard University Housing & Real Estate has been recognized as a Green Lease Leader,  
reshaping how buildings perform. The Green Lease Leaders program leverages high-performing leases to drive energy  
efficiency, improving landlord-tenant collaboration, and supporting high-performance buildings. This recognition reflects  
our commitment to energy-aligned practices and ongoing sustainability leadership.  
  
Harvard University Housing & Real Estate has been awarded the 2025 Platinum-level award, which is the highest rank of  
recognition.

  
High performance leasing rolled out to the entire Housing portfolio this past leasing season, incorporating measures at  
inspections and turnovers, formalizing engagement strategies, and aligning tenant and landlord participation and  
commitments toward decarbonization, sustainability efforts, and regulatory requirements.  
  
**Please join us in congratulating the following teams & partners who made this exciting recognition happen through their**  
**efforts and partnership:**  
  
 **1. Housing Leasing**  
 **2. Housing Operations**  
 **3. Office for General Council**  
 **4. Office for Sustainability**  
  
HUHRE is the first Multifamily landlord in Higher Education to earn this designation. Congratulations to everyone, and  
thank you for your commitment to ensuring HUHRE is a leader in the future for sustainable living!



 

 

 

##  What is a Green Lease? 

Green leasing (also known as energy-aligned, high-performance, or energy-efficient leasing) aligns the financial and  
environmental goals of landlords and tenants to work together to save money, conserve resources, and ensure the efficient  
operation of buildings. (Source)

  
**To learn more about Green Lease Leaders, the criteria, and different lease-language examples, check out the Reference**  
**Guide below:**



 

 



 [ Green Lease Leaders Reference Guide(Criteria, examples, etc.) arrow\_circle\_right ](https://www.greenleaseleaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Landlord-Reference-Guide.pdf) 

 

 

 

 

### Platinum-Level Recognition 

 

Platinum-level recognition integrates ambitious building energy reduction goals  
with social impact goals while maintaining the core principles of the program. To  
achieve Platinum-level qualification, our leasing practices, policies, and language  
in our Housing leases were revisited to meet 5 additional core areas that  
integrate both environmental and social priorities:  
  
**For detailed descriptions on each of these core areas and more information**  
**about Platinum-level, check out the following resources on the Green Leaders**  
**website:**  
  
1\. Health  
2\. Resilience  
3\. Economic inclusion  
4\. Social Justice and Racial Equity  
5\. Scope 3 Emission Reduction and Embodied Carbon



 [ Green Leases Go Platinum for Social and Environmental Impact(Blog) arrow\_circle\_right ](https://imt.org/news/green-leases-go-platinum-for-social-and-environmental-impact/) 

 



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Lastly, check out the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) blog post about 2025 Green Leasing trends for an  
interesting read and a **Harvard University Housing & Real Estate featured shout-out:**



 

 



 [2025 Green Lease Leaders Trends chevron\_right](https://imt.org/news/2025-green-lease-leaders-trends/) 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

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