Sustainable Property – The Future of the New Zealand Market

Author/s: Georgia Myers, Richard Reed, Jon Robinson

Date Published: 1/01/2008

Published in: Volume 14 - 2008 Issue 3 (pages 298 - 321)

Abstract

The New Zealand property industry has recently been introduced to the concept of sustainability. Even though targeted measures have been taken by the New Zealand Green Building Council and government, there is considerable hesitation and scepticism existing in the property market from both an investor’s and a building owner’s perspective. This paper discusses the results of an investigation into market perception of sustainable buildings from the investment community in New Zealand. Property investors from New Zealand were surveyed about their perception of sustainable buildings in New Zealand and their actions with regards to their own commercial portfolios, as well as the relationship between sustainability and property investment decisions.

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