This book explores how energy efficiency is a major component in the development of sustainable real estate. Efficiency is one of the most frequently-mentioned aspects of government policies for green building design in the United States and around the world.  There has been a significant amount of effort devoted to the creation of green practices in real estate, including building construction, building assessment, city planning, investment, governmental regulation and policies, and industrial development. One of the key emphases of the above activities is energy efficiency, thus it is crucial for researchers and readers to have a comprehensive overview of the topic, as this book provides. 

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This book explores how energy efficiency is a major component in the development of sustainable real estate. Efficiency is one of the most frequently-mentioned aspects of government policies for green building design in the United States and around the world.  There has been a significant amount of effort devoted to the creation of green practices in real estate, including building construction, building assessment, city planning, investment, governmental regulation and policies, and industrial development. One of the key emphases of the above activities is energy efficiency, thus it is crucial for researchers and readers to have a comprehensive overview of the topic, as this book provides. 

1. Introduction; Ed Coulson, Clifford A. Lipscomb, and Yongsheng Wang 2. Why Energy Efficient Commercial Real Estate Matters; Avis Devine 3. Energy Efficiency and Green Building Assessment; Jordan Stanley and Yongsheng Wang 4. Innovation in the Built Environment: Energy Efficiency and Commercial Real Estate; Andrea Chegut, Rogier Holtermans, and Isabel Tausendshoen 5. The Political Economy of Energy Efficiency; David Harrison 6. An Analysis of LEED Certification and Rent Effects in Existing U.S. Office Buildings; Jordan Stanley and Yongsheng Wang 7. Energy Efficiency and Green Building Markets in Japan; Jiro Yoshida, Junichiro Onishi, and Chihiro Shimizu 8. Paths of Green Building Technology in China; Yu Zhou 9. Energy Efficiency and High-Performance Buildings; Ryan Colker 10. Future Research Directions of Energy Efficiency; Ed Coulson, Clifford A. Lipscomb, and Yongsheng Wang Index