In accordance to the EU directive 2002/91/ES on the Energy performance of Buildings, Swedish commercial real estate owners are obliged to undergo an energy performance certification (EPC) of their building stock. But does a good EPC rating have an impact on the commercial buildingsí market value? In this article we are using a unique Swedish panel data set, in which Swedish commercial buildings economic performance (such as vacancy rates, rents, location etc.) have been linked together with the public EPC:s. As such, we have been able to investigated the EPC:s impact on the buildings assessed market value.
Bonde, Magnus. "The impact of energy performance certificates on the market value of commercial buildings." In 19th Annual European Real Estate Society Conference. ERES: Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland, 2012.
Section: Parallel Session F5