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CONSTRUCTION & PR
buildings deliver a 12 per
cent ‘green premium’ in
value and a five per cent
premium in rent, when
compared to non-rated
buildings.
The Property Council/
IPD Australian Green
Property
Index(June
2014),found that Green
Star-rated CBD office
assets
outperformed
the broader CBD office
market by 100 basis
points.
ModellingfromAustralia’s
CitySwitchprogram has
found that a typical
financial or professional
services firm operating
from a 5 Star Green Star-
rated office of 5,000
square metres could
save $18,200 a year in
electricity costs alone,
not to mention massive
savings
in
reduced
absenteeism,
employee
retention and increased
productivity in the region
of $4 million a year.
Green Star buildings are
recording
productivity
increases of up to 15 per
cent, which is perhaps
why Colliers International’s
Office
Tenant
Survey