The Irish Times

Green buildings can command higher rents or prices, be quicker to secure tenants, enjoy lower tenant turnover, improve business efficiency, cost less to operate and maintain, and attract grants, subsidies and other inducements for energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. That's what environmentalists have been saying for years, but it has now been endorsed by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in a recently published report, Green Value, which found that buildings designed to use resources efficiently, reduce waste and provide a better environment are "good for business".