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perhaps why Colliers
International’s Of f ice
Tenant Survey (2012)
has found that 95 per
cent of tenants want
to be in a green build-
ing. ‘Green space’
is now one of the top
four at tributes tenants
look for – along wi th
bike racks, childcare
facili ties and a gym.
The World Green
Building Council’s Busi -
ness Case for Green
Building (2013) f inds
that a minimal two per
cent upfront cost to
suppor t green design
can resul t in average
li fe cycle savings of
20 per cent of total
construction costs –
more than 10 times
the ini tial investment .
Each year, the Dow
Jones Sustainabili ty In-
dex is led by Australian
companies, such as
Stockland, GPT Group,
Investa and Lend
Lease. Similarly, the
Global Real Estate Sus-
tainabili ty Benchmark
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