Assessing energy rating premiums in the performance of green office buildings in Australia

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 352-370

  Newell, Graeme ^a   MacFarlane, John ^a   Walker, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Walker Ecostrategies   (Australia)

Author keywords

Green office buildings; Green premiums; Green star; NABERS energy rating; Non green discounts; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925101384     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JPIF-10-2013-0061     Document Type: Article

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