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Green Buildings, Higher Rent





OTHER PARTS OF THIS ARTICLEPt. 1: Listen Up: Consider How Acoustics Can Complement Green Designs Pt. 2: LEED Online Streamlines LEED Submission ProcessPt. 3: This PagePt. 4: New LEED AP Exams Pt. 5: ASHRAE Releases Commissioning Certification


According to the findings of research commissioned by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveys, Energy Star buildings in the U.S. command a rent premium of 3 percent per square foot compared with buildings of similar size, location and function.

The study — “Doing Well by Doing Good?” — also concluded that the sale price for green buildings is on average 16 percent higher than non-green buildings. The report concludes that upgrading the average non-green building would increase its capital value by $5.5 million.


Continue Reading: Green Building Report

Listen Up: Consider How Acoustics Can Complement Green Designs

LEED Online Streamlines LEED Submission Process

Green Buildings, Higher Rent

New LEED AP Exams

ASHRAE Releases Commissioning Certification

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