Leading The Way: Green Building in the Lowcountry
Have you heard? Green is the future of the building industry. No, that doesn’t mean we’re all going to live in houses of the same color. “Green” is the catchall phrase for technologies and materials that improve a building’s energy efficiency. If you pay utility bills, you probably understand the appeal.
The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based market research firm, reported earlier this year that U.S. green building materials sales totaled nearly $57 billion in 2008 and that they are projected to increase by 7.2 percent per year through 2013. According to the Freedonia report, that rate of growth is greater than the projected growth of overall building expenditures over the same period. The Reuters news agency recently ran a story claiming that the worldwide market for green building materials will reach $571 billion by 2013.
What is this green building thing they’re all talking about? The people to ask are the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). They are a non-profit association and the self-appointed gurus of green—also known as “sustainable”—building in America. The USGBC has established a certification system that is widely believed to be the standard measurement of what is a green building and what is not. Read More
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