Green buildings: a hype?

Abstract

There is a consensus that green buildings have better building performance compared to conventional buildings. Whilst previous research has established the benefits of green buildings, it has been argued that this benefit might have been over exaggerated due to the evidence of dissatisfaction in green buildings performance. Thus, this calls for a research on occupants' satisfaction on green building's performance. An observation performed on ZEO building occupants indicated that the building occupants were moderately unsatisfied with the building's performance. This research adds to the growing body of literature and contributes to the understanding of academia and practitioners on green buildings. in constructing both.