1. Introduction; Ed Coulson, Clifford A. Lipscomb, and Yongsheng Wang 2. Why Energy Efficient Commercial Real Estate Matters; Avis Devine 3. Energy Efficiency and Green Building Assessment; Jordan Stanley and Yongsheng Wang 4. Innovation in the Built Environment: Energy Efficiency and Commercial Real Estate; Andrea Chegut, Rogier Holtermans, and Isabel Tausendshoen 5. The Political Economy of Energy Efficiency; David Harrison 6. An Analysis of LEED Certification and Rent Effects in Existing U.S. Office Buildings; Jordan Stanley and Yongsheng Wang 7. Energy Efficiency and Green Building Markets in Japan; Jiro Yoshida, Junichiro Onishi, and Chihiro Shimizu 8. Paths of Green Building Technology in China; Yu Zhou 9. Energy Efficiency and High-Performance Buildings; Ryan Colker 10. Future Research Directions of Energy Efficiency; Ed Coulson, Clifford A. Lipscomb, and Yongsheng Wang Index