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Green buildings "worth a premium"
22-04-08 8:38 FM World

Commercial properties in the US which achieve high energy efficiency ratings are selling for almost a third more than other properties and the UK commercial property market is likely to follow, a new report from NB Environment has found.

A recent US study revealed that properties that had achieved the US Energy Star rating sold for 27 per cent more per sq ft than buildings that had failed to achieve the rating.

And occupancy rates of the energy efficient buildings were 92 per cent compared to the average of 87 per cent for less efficient buildings.

Jonathan Lovejoy, director of NB Environment says that this is good news for energy performance certificates, which "are going to influence a large number of corporate and public sector occupiers.

When professional services companies such as law firms and accountancy firms take new space, they use it as an opportunity to impress all of their existing employees the US experience suggests that they will be willing to pay for that privilege.

Advantages of a highly rated Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)