Policy Monitor—Green Buildings: Economics and Policies

True sustainable development of green technology: The influencers and risked moderation of sustainable motivational behavior

“…The relevant institutions should therefore provide their customers with precise data on their environmental products and services so as to reduce the perceived risk of using them (Atkinson & Rosenthal, ; Nuttavuthisit & Thøgersen, ). Nevertheless, it is often more difficult for people to recognize the substantial value of facilities or products before their usage because of information asymmetry, and so people tend not to have confidence in the information about green facilities or products, and may therefore be unwilling to consume them (Matisoff, Noonan, & Flowers, ; Yin, Wu, Du, & Chen, ). The analytical results support the aforementioned comments and demonstrate that confidence in health and environmental benefits positively affects sustainable motivational behaviour for people who have never used green technology.…”

Environmental Justice and Green Schools—Assessing Students and Communities’ Access to Green Schools

“…LEED for Schools addresses unique issues related to school spaces and children's health, such as classroom acoustics, mold prevention, environmental site assessment, and schools’ surrounding ecosystems (Adler, ). Although LEED dominates green‐building certification in the United States, other certification frameworks and uncertified green buildings complicate any study of green‐building penetration into the built environment (Matisoff, Noonan, and Flowers, ). Thus, our analysis includes not only LEED‐certified schools but also those not yet certified by LEED but that have started the LEED process and those identified by the Center for Green Schools.…”

Mercado inmobiliario y construcción sustentable: regulaciones, incentivos y percepción de los consumidores en Brasil y Chile

“…Como ya se mencionó, el objetivo de esta obligatoriedad nace desde la necesidad de superar las asimetrías de información, que han sido identificadas como uno de los principales fallos del mercado que afectan a la construcción sustentable (Encinas 2017). En efecto, la dificultad en detectar información objetiva acerca de la calidad constructiva, la eficiencia energética efectiva y otras características (como la calidad del aire interior) para el usuario final ha llevado a la generación de un market for lemons 2 en la definición de Akerlof (1970), donde las viviendas de menor calidad (tradicionales) terminan desplazando a las de alta calidad (energéticamente eficientes), desalentando las nuevas inversiones en construcción sustentable (Matisoff, Noonan y Flowers 2016). Estos instrumentos, en otras ocasiones, toman la forma de certificaciones voluntarias, que buscan promover una serie de beneficios privados asociados a la producción de bienes públicos, por medio de la participación en una aproximación de tipo club good (Potoski y Prakash 2005).…”