Do tenants pay energy efficiency rent premiums?

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 333-351

  Gabe, Jeremy ^a   Rehm, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy; NABERS; Office; Social responsibility; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927511893     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JPIF-09-2013-0058     Document Type: Article

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