Overview of the Green Building Market (excerpt)
Virtually all of the more than 120 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. This overview article includes dollar growth estimates for green building in the United States; key trends and market drivers; the evolution of LEED and Green Globes certification; plus green building trends in the residential, commercial and healthcare sectors.
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Also available from Climate Change Business Journal are recent editions on carbon trading, the solar energy industry, the wind energy industry, the biofuels business, and the bioenergy industry. Each issue includes trend analysis, market size and growth estimates. Facets of the cleantech industry to be covered by CCBJ research in the coming months include an Overview of the Climate Change Industry and its nine business segments as defined by CCBJ, in addition to the energy storage business, energy efficiency business, renewable energy business, and the greenhouse gas market...
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Los Angeles County Leads By Regulation
...While somewhat behind Chicago, which boasts 49 LEED-rated buildings and Seattle with 45, the City of Los Angeles is one of the leading centers of environmentally sustainable building in the United States. As of October 2008, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) had certified 21 completed green buildings within the Los Angeles City limits and at least 31 in other Los Angeles County cities. The pipeline of green projects is enormous: 268 new projects have been registered-the first step in seeking LEED certification-in Los Angeles and other incorporated cities in the county, according data searches on the USGBC website...
Profile of Skanska USA Building Inc.
Top construction firms, including Skanska, Turner, Webcor, Bovis Lend Lease and Swinerton, are all demonstrating an increased dedication to the green-building market. ... The focus on city building is reflected in Skanska's 2007 revenues in green contracting: 26% in retail and office space; 22% in civic and entertainment facilities, such as wastewater treatment plants and stadiums; 20% in healthcare facilities; 17% in schools and other educational buildings; and 11% in government office space...
Green Building Trends in Chicago
Consisting of 26 initiatives for greenhouse gas mitigation and nine initiatives focused on climate change adaptation, the Chicago Climate Action Plan emphasizes energy efficiency. It's estimated that 70% of the city's GHG emissions come from energy use, and 61% from buildings. By 2020, Chicago expects to have upgraded 400,000 residential units, 9,000 commercial buildings, and 500 industrial facilities, according to one executive: The target number for the residential stock represents about 35% of the city's 1.1 million units, while the commercial and industrial upgrades should cover about 50% of the building stock in each category...
Texas Ranks Second Behind California in LEED Certification
Recent analysis by the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate found that Texas ranked number-two behind California in the number and square footage of buildings certified by the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED system or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program... One executive estimated that 75% of projects over 50,000 square feet currently in development in Houston are pursuing a LEED rating. In particular, energy companies such as Shell, BP and Conoco-Phillips are committing to green building principles on new office projects...
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