Financial Benefits of Green Building

A study by Prof John Quigley at UC Berkeley shows that investment in green building practices results in higher rents and higher market value.
The working paper, entitled "Doing Well by Doing Good: Green Office Buildings" reports the findings of a study of rents at nearly 700 green office buildings. On average, the green buildings achieved a 6% increase in effective rent and $5 million in market value over their equivalent non-green counterparts.