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IREM Certified Sustainable Property (CSP)

Straightforward, streamlined sustainability certification for your existing properties. Get started today!

For owners, investors, asset managers as well as consultants, CPMs, AMOs—the IREM® CSP (Certified Sustainable Property) certification builds competitive advantage for your properties. The CSP certification is cost-effective and approachable while providing better processes, tighter operations, less expenses, and more value.

Benefits of a CSP:

Available for seven asset types, the CSP application is clear and actionable, giving you the ability to complete it on your own. The CSP is at a price point that’s attractive and scalable to your entire portfolio

  • Improve Net Operating Income
  • Reduce energy costs
  • Enhanced ESG / GRESB reporting
  • Appeal to tenants and residents
  • Do your part supporting sustainability

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Certified Sustainable Properties can:


Boast an average ENERGY STAR® score of 77 1


Produce 26% less greenhouse gas emissions


Give tenants a reason to renew


Tighten operations & enhance efficiency

When should you start? A few reasons to start now.

  • Efficiency in operations – CSP best practices create more value, better processes, and cost controls.
  • Existing buildings – certify one, three, ten or more with the CSP Volume program.
  • No other certification is easier to implement, more cost-effective and recognized by GRESB Real Estate Assessment and other ESG reporting.
  • Certified properties are automatically entered to be considered for a Jackson Control Sustainability Award.
  • For owners and investors with 10 or more properties take advantage of the Volume program.

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IREM Certified Sustainable Property Volume Program

If you’re interested in certifying a portfolio of properties, consider enrolling in the IREM Certified Sustainable Property Volume Program. It streamlines the application process because you can cover multiple properties at the same time.

Find out how

Annual deadlines

New Certification priority deadline: November 1

  • All qualifying applications for first-time certification submitted by November 1 are guaranteed certification dates for the year in which they’re submitted.

Recertification deadline: December 31

  • Recertification is required every three years by December 31
  • We've created a policy for the recertification process for transitioning to IREM CSP Version 2025. You can view our policy here.

Application fee

  • $1095 for IREM Members and AMO Firms
  • $1530 for Non-Member Individuals and Companies

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Clicking this button will take you to our secure application portal.

Made possible by a generous grant from Yardi

The IREM CSP Program is supported by a Yardi Energy Efficiency Grant. Thanks to Yardi, sustainability efforts in property management will continue far into the future.

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Disclaimer of legal liability

The IREM Certified Sustainable Property (CSP) program is a voluntary program that provides sustainability best practices and evaluation. Participation is open to all properties that meet program requirements as represented to IREM by program applicants. IREM makes no guarantee on the actual sustainability performance of a certified property at any particular time, and IREM takes no responsibility for claims about property performance, value, or insurability based on certification under the IREM CSP program.

1 Average ENERGY STAR score and greenhouse gas emissions figures based on aggregate data for CSP properties shared with IREM in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager®.

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