Performance & perceptions of green buildings

Background to the study
Buildings in Australia are becoming 'Green'. The number of Green Star1 certified buildings has been growing exponentially since the Green Building Council of Australia introduced its rating scheme in 2002 and today 11% of Australia's CBD commercial office buildings are Green Star certified (GBCA, 2010). Whilst the shift towards Green buildings is undisputed, what is currently still under debate -- and yet not well understood -- is how these buildings actually are performing both environmentally, financially and socially.

This research focuses on the performance of Green Star certified buildings as well as investigating the level of satisfaction perceived by the people who own, rent, or work in this type of buildings -- namely owners, tenants and staff.

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