Green label signals in an emerging real estate market. A case study of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 184, Issue , 2018, Pages 660-670

  Costa, Odilon ^a,d   Fuerst, Franz ^b   Robinson, Spenser J ^c   Mendes Da Silva, Wesley ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Eco certification; LEED; Office markets; Sao paulo; Signaling effects

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

BRAZIL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECO-CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREEN OFFICE BUILDINGS; SAO PAULO; URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

EID: 85044456281     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.281     Document Type: Article

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