Green building expected to double by 2012
According to a study by McGraw-Hill Construction, the demand for green building materials has risen substantially over the past six years and is expected to worth as much as $20 billion by 2012. In addition, if current trends continue, more builders will be going green than notOne of the reasons that builders are choosing green materials is because with the housing market slowing, many believe that energy saving features will make the sale of a new home easier. Another factor is that buyers are looking for higher quality homes now and putting a small amount of money into special materials might get the house sold more quickly.
Ray Tonjes, chair of the Green Building Subcommittee for National Associantion of Home builders has declared, "It's official. Green has gone mainstream." But you knew that already, didn't you?
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