Description
In this special green building edition, CCBJ estimates the U.S. green building industry at $45 billion in 2007 in terms of value of green buildings put in place during the calendar year. Annual growth has been 30-40% from 2004-2007, after 50-60% growth in 2001-2003 when EBI Inc. started estimating the value of green buildings based on certification data, total construction data, interviews and surveys of practitioners and experts.
In the United States, green building has expanded from the coasts to the heartland. From a market made up of mission-driven public agencies and institutions it has grown into one in which corporations and developers are going green to meet the demands of customers, tenants, employees, legislators and shareholders. In this special green building edition, CCBJ estimates the U.S. green building industry at $45 billion in 2007 in terms of value of green buildings put in place during the calendar year. Annual growth has been 30-40% from 2004-2007, after 50-60% growth in 2001-2003 when EBI Inc. started estimating the value of green buildings based on certification data, total construction data, interviews and surveys of practitioners and experts.
Inside this edition:
- Cover story: Growth of green building industry in the U.S., featuring dollar estimates; key trends and market drivers; the evolution of LEED and Green Globes certification; plus green building trends in the residential, commercial and healthcare sectors.
- CCBJ survey and interview research: Most of the 120-plus developers, designers, engineers and consultants interviewed or surveyed by CCBJ for this edition reported surging demand in the United States for green building design and features.
- Top market drivers: CCBJ ranks six top market drivers for green building in the United States
- Commercial development: Even speculative office developers are seeing the value of going green.
- Regional trends in the Pacific Northwest, Chicago, Los Angeles, Texas, and New York.
- Profile of a leading green building contractor, Skanska USA Building Inc.
Companies:
Ankrom Moisan, Blue Sea Development, Castle & Cooke, Cosentini Associates, Gensler, Gerding Elden, GreenWorks Studio, Harley Ellis Devereaux, HGA Architects and Engineers, HJKessler Associates, HOK, Kirksey Sustainable Design, Koll Development Co., Kubala Washatko Architects, Perkins Eastman, Skanska USA Building, Steven Winter Associates, Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers, The Cadmus Group, The Dinerstein Companies, The Grupe Company, VOA Associates, Yudelson Associates, etc.
