Owner’s motivation to construct the green buildings in Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Green building concept is a concept that design to reduce the effects of global warming. Research needed to know what things that motivate the owner to increase the number of green buildings. The study was conducted by interviewing building owners in Jakarta, Indonesia that had certified as green buildings. The results showed that although the costs required to build a green building was higher than conventional buildings, the owner got a higher sale value of the building and saved the building’s maintenance costs. The level of education and understanding of the owner about the concept of green building was still lacking but did not affect the decision to build green buildings.