Energy efficient buildings make increasingly good economic sense today, particularly with Ireland’s new Building Regulations, compulsory Building Energy Ratings and with buyers becoming more environmentally aware. Green buildings also cost less to run, attract grants and subsidies and fetch higher prices.
Buildings that generate their energy through solar power make sound economic sense.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' “Green Value” Study of green buildings in Britain and North America identifies clear and positive links between a building's green credentials and their market value.