About
Professor Franz Fuerst is a leading academic in Real Estate Finance and Economics at the University of Cambridge's Department of Land Economy. His research focuses on sustainable real estate, energy efficiency in buildings, spatial economics, and real estate investment.
His work has been published in top-tier journals including Energy Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, Real Estate Economics, and Applied Energy. He serves as an editor for Spatial Economic Analysis and has contributed significantly to our understanding of green buildings and their economic impacts.
Research Interests
- Sustainable Real Estate and Green Buildings
- Energy Efficiency in Commercial and Residential Properties
- Real Estate Finance and Investment
- Spatial Economics and Urban Development
- Climate Risk and Property Markets
- PropTech and Real Estate Innovation
Selected Recent Publications
2025
- Chong, C., Fuerst, F. (2025). Powered by Proximity? The Micro-Locational Behaviour of Knowledge-Intensive Businesses. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. DOI
- Fuerst, F., Adams, S., Pivo, G. (2025). Investing in 'Green' Commercial Real Estate: Frameworks and Metrics. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. Forthcoming.
- Blok, F.J., Fuerst, F. (2025). Multiple Hazards and residential rents in Switzerland: Who pays the price of extreme natural events? Ecological Economics, Volume 230, 108485. DOI
2024
- Li, Q., Luca, D., Fuerst, F., Wei, Z. (2024). Success in tandem? The impact of the introduction of e-bike sharing on bike sharing usage. Research in Transportation Economics, Volume 107, 101476.
- Banerjee, A., Das, P., Fuerst, F. (2024). Are green and healthy building labels counterproductive in emerging markets? An examination of office rental contracts in India. Journal of Cleaner Production, 4555/141838.
- Li, Q., Luca, D., Fuerst, F., Zhang, E. (2024). The travel pattern difference in dockless micro-mobility: Shared e-bikes versus shared bikes. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 130/104179.
2023
- Li, Q., Fuerst, F., Luca, D. (2023). Do shared E-bikes reduce urban carbon emissions? Journal of Transport Geography, 112, 103697.
- Jackson T. Anderson, Franz Fuerst, Richard B. Peiser, Michael J. Seiler (2023). iBuyer's Use of PropTech to Make Large-Scale Cash Offers. Journal of Real Estate Research. DOI
Contact
Email: ff274@cam.ac.uk
Address: Department of Land Economy
University of Cambridge
19 Silver Street
Cambridge CB3 9EP, UK