Publication Date: 18-NOV-08

Pages: 48

Format: PDF or Print

Price: $149.00

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Description

The report has the latest research, combined with McGraw-Hill Construction proprietary data, indicate that green building has grown dramatically over the last three years. Furthermore, owners are reporting tremendous benefits from green building, an indicator of further expansion of the market.

Green Market Opportunity is Growing:

- The Commercial and Institutional Green Building Market size is expected to be 10% to 12% of construction value in

2008, translating to a $24-$29 billion marketplace.

- By 2013, the market is expected to grow to 20% to 25% of new construction starts by value. This equates to a

$56-$70 billion marketplace.

- The education sector is estimated to have a larger share of green building than average at an estimated at

15%-20% of new construction by value in 2008 and growing to as much as 30% by 2013.

Green Business Benefits are Increasing:

- Perceived benefits all increased substantially over the last three years. Specifically, the industry believes green

building will cause operating costs to decrease by 13.6% and building values to increase by 10.9%.

In the short term, 77% of the industry believes green building will increase their revenues steadily, of which nearly

19% think revenues will increase rapidly.

Table of Contents

- Introduction
- Green Building Market Summary
- Green Building Market Size
- Green Building Market Opportunity
- Green Building in the Current Down Market
- Green Building Market Activity
- Share of Green Building Work by Sector
- Level of Involvement in Green Building
- Share of Green Building Work Over Time
- Green Building Business Benefits
- Sales Growth from Green Building
- Expected Profit Level from Green Building
- Impact of Green Building on Business Bottom Line
- The Green Building Advantage
- Green Building Market Intelligence
- Motivation Behind Building Green
- Reasons for Building Green
- Triggers to Increased Green Building
- Obstacles to Increased Green Building
- Government Activities
- LEED 2009
- Green Building Products
- Identifying a Building Product as Green
- Product Brand Awareness
- Determining Green Brands
- Green Building Standards and Practices
- Green Building Standards and Certifications
- Awareness of Green Product Standards
- Green Building Information
- Institutional Green Building
- A Green Healthcare Facility
- A Green School
- Commercial Green Building
- Green Retail Facilities
- Real Estate Investment
- Resources