Tenant Communication Playbook: Emissions Programs and Resilience Events

A property manager speaking with two tenants in a building lobby

Last verified: August 22, 2026. By Will Tygart.

You cannot decarbonize or recover a multi-tenant asset with landlord-only emails. Data access, retrofit disruption, and emergency instructions all require a communication system.

Message types

  1. Data-sharing request — meters, after-hours use, submeter access
  2. Retrofit notice — timeline, noise, access, benefits
  3. Emergency / continuity — where to go, who decides re-entry (PM continuity playbook)
  4. ESG program update — honest, non-greenwash progress
  5. Lease cycle — green-lease clauses in plain language

Cadence

Cadence Content
Annual Program goals, results, next works
Project-based 30 / 14 / 7 / 1-day retrofit notices
Incident Immediate + all-clear
Quarterly (investor / GRESB season) Engagement log for GRESB levers

Template — data request (short)

Subject: Building energy data partnership — [Building]

Body: purpose · what data · how used · privacy · deadline · PM contact · optional incentive

Template — incident

What happened · safety status · what tenants should do · what not to do · next update time · hotline

NYC buildings: keep filing-season noise out of incident messages. LL97 belongs in the annual / quarterly packet, not the all-clear.

Related: vendor ESG checklist · DR framework.

Related reading: disaster recovery for CRE portfolios, LL97 data to continuity and insurance, and lender and investor evidence pack. Sister hubs: Restoration Intel, Healthcare Facility Hub, Continuity Hub, Risk Coverage Hub, and Tygart Media.

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