Thursday, July 27, 2006

Building "Green" Reaches a New Level

Developers and builders aren't joining the green revolution purely out of a sense that it's the right thing to do. They can't afford to be left behind.

I saw this while traveling back from a short vacation - it's an article from today's USA Today concerning the growing popularity of "green" building. It illustrates how Portland, in particular, is leading the way in green construction.

The article also highlights a couple of stats I find very interesting: by the end of the year, 6% of non-residential construction will be green, up from less than 1% six years ago; a McGraw-Hill Construction survey in March predicted that green building would reach a "tipping point" next year and that two-thirds of builders would be building green homes; and the premium for building this way is now only 1%-2%, which they say is made up quickly in energy savings.

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