The effect of sustainability on commercial occupiers' building choice

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-284

  Levy, Deborah ^a   Peterson, Gemma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Office buildings; Office layout; Office location choice; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878249627     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635781311322238     Document Type: Review

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