Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
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Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Real Estate and Construction Management & Banking and Finance
No 13/1: Value of environmental factors and willingness to pay for green apartments in Sweden
Agnieszka Zalejska-Jonsson ()
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Agnieszka Zalejska-Jonsson: Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, Royal Institute of Technology, Postal: Department of Real Estate and Construction Management , Royal Institute of Technology, Brinellvägen 1, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract: This paper examines the importance of environmental factors in the residential property market and investigates avowed willingness to pay for green apartments. The paper presents results from a quasi-experimental study and survey responses from 733 occupants of green and conventional buildings. The analysis indicates that people are prepared to pay approximately five per cent more for very low-energy buildings; however, they are not equally willing to pay for a building with an environmental certificate. The paper demonstrates that energy and environmental building performance may effect customers’ purchasing decisions and avowed willingness to pay if consumers perceive that these factors have an impact on property value.
Keywords: residential buildings; green buildings; willingness to pay; purchasing decision
30 pages, March 13, 2013
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