Green Projects Drive Growth for Green Design Firms: Meet the Top 5

By Vicki Zambito

Engineering News Record (ENR) just released its list of Top 100 Green Design Firms and for a fourth year in a row, revenue from green projects made a sizable leap. According to ENR, “In 2010, firms reported $3.47 billion in revenues from green projects globally, up 12.3 percent over 2009. In the United States, green project revenue increased a dramatic 17.4 percent, valued at $3.3 billion.” The top three green design firms all come out of California. Below is more information on the leading five from the ENR list.

1. URS Corp., San Francisco, California: 339 Million in revenue from green projects, 461 LEED APs

2. Gensler, San Francisco, California: 321 Million in revenue from green projects, 990 LEED APs

3. AECOM Technology Corp., Los Angeles, California: 192 Million in revenue from green projects, 904 LEED APs

4. Perkins+Will, Chicago, Illinois: 171 Million in revenue from green projects, 980 LEED APs

5. HOK, St. Louis, Missouri: 158 Million in revenue from green projects, 930 LEED APs

To see more of the list, visit: http://greensource.construction.com/features/currents/2011/images/1109-Green-Design-Firms-lg.jpg