Home Buyers Increasingly Thinking and Buying Green Due To High Energy Costs and Resale Value

Energy Crisis, News on September 17th, 2008 2 Comments

New York, NY – Lower energy costs, healthier living and improved indoor and outdoor environments are increasingly demanded by and available to home buyers at all income levels, according to preliminary findings from a survey released by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and McGraw-Hill Construction.

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Sustainable, Energy Efficient Buildings Are Valued More Than Their Peers

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A new study by CoStar Group has found that sustainable “green” buildings outperform their peer non-green assets in key areas such as occupancy, sale price and rental rates, sometimes by wide margins.

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