Green buildings, happier tenants?
How to turn sustainability into an onsite experience
Tenants don't renew leases because of a certification. They renew because the building feels like somewhere they want to be.
So what's the gap between a green building and one tenants actually love?
In this 30-minute conversation, two experts at the intersection of certification and lived tenant experience share what they've seen work and what most teams are still getting wrong.
You'll walk away knowing:
- What tenants actually expect from a green building in 2026
- How to make your certification work feel real to the people in your building
- What buildings where sustainability actually drives retention are doing differently
For property managers, facility managers, sustainability officers, and asset managers who want to build a sustainability story tenants genuinely love.
Participants
Ryan Snow
Regional Director, U.S. Market Transformation & Development at U.S. Green Building Council
Ryan leads regional team’s market transformation and development activities to advance green building and sustainability in 18 US states and territories. He's a strategic, results-oriented sustainability professional with two decades of experience in non-profit and higher education institutions.
Stephen Ward
Program Manager, Building Improvement Toolkit at Southface Institute
Since 2021, Stephen serves as both Program Manager for the Building Improvement Toolkit (BIT) program and Facility Manager, helping people better understand the role their everyday actions play in creating healthier, more sustainable buildings and communities.
Noémie Turcotte
Head of Marketing at Alvéole
Noémie leads marketing at Alvéole, working at the intersection of product, commercial real estate, and customer strategy. She focuses on helping property and asset teams understand how nature-based programs can support engagement, retention, and reporting. Her work centers on turning what happens onsite into something measurable and useful across portfolios.
