Property is Australias favourite investment and sustainability is Australias biggest concern. This book will help homebuyers, property investors, builders and renovators work out How Green they should Go before their passion to improve the sustainability of their property outweighs the return they will get on their investment. Many home owners and home-buyers are unaware of the relationship between sustainability and value, especially with regard to the potential added value to their home. Payback periods can be different depending on factors such as the initial capital outlay and the levels of depreciation and obsolescence, as well as savings made (if any) to the running costs of the home. The authors’ aim is to enlighten readers on to what extent it is financially rewarding to remodel, rebuild to improve your home’s sustainability. There are 15 easy to read chapters on: buying a home and what to look for in terms of how sustainable an existing home is how much should you invest in renovations before you are overcapitalizing tips for making sustainable home improvements working out how long it will take to until your sustainable renovations become cost neutral grants and rebates rewarding your sustainable efforts building a sustainable home
Book Details:
- Author: Richard Reed
- ISBN: 9781118319420
- Year Published: 2008
- Pages: 200
- BISAC: BUS054000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Real Estate / General
About the Book and Topic:
Property is Australias favourite investment and sustainability is Australias biggest concern. This book will help homebuyers, property investors, builders and renovators work out How Green they should Go before their passion to improve the sustainability of their property outweighs the return they will get on their investment. Many home owners and home-buyers are unaware of the relationship between sustainability and value, especially with regard to the potential added value to their home. Payback periods can be different depending on factors such as the initial capital outlay and the levels of depreciation and obsolescence, as well as savings made (if any) to the running costs of the home. The authors’ aim is to enlighten readers on to what extent it is financially rewarding to remodel, rebuild to improve your home’s sustainability. There are 15 easy to read chapters on: buying a home and what to look for in terms of how sustainable an existing home is how much should you invest in renovations before you are overcapitalizing tips for making sustainable home improvements working out how long it will take to until your sustainable renovations become cost neutral grants and rebates rewarding your sustainable efforts building a sustainable home
The book features case studies from other sustainable property owners. The authors look at all types of residential housing – detached housing, townhouses, medium and high density units in Australia and New Zealand and other global markets. The book features diagrams to build on textual concepts The book will appeal to: property owners, investors, industry bodies, body corporates, government bodies, property managers, architects, planners, valuers.
About the Author
Dr Richard Reed (AAPI and MRICS) is an author and Professor in Property and Real Estate at Deakin University (Burwood). His industry background is in property valuation and his passionate interest in sustainability. Sara Wilkinson (FRICS) is a chartered building surveyor based at the University of Melbourne. Sara has specialised in environmental issues and buildings since 1988.