By Vicki Zambito
The future looks bright for the green building industry. Green Building Consultant Jerry Yudelson recently published his annual list of green building MegaTrends. Yudelson says that green building will continue its rebound globally in 2012 in spite of ongoing economic difficulties. Below are his top five insights.
1. Green building in North America will rebound in 2012 with faster growth in green retrofits, ongoing college and university projects and NGO activity making up for the fall in commercial and governmental construction.
2. A strengthened focus on greening the executive branch will benefit sustainable building due to a commitment to a minimum of LEED Gold for all new federal projects.
3. The greening of existing buildings continues to grow as research finds that green buildings have rents and asset prices that are significantly higher than those documented for conventional office space.
4. Growing concern and awareness of the decrease in fresh water supply is leading more building designers and manager to take steps to reduce water consumption in buildings.
5. Global green building projects will continue to rise as more countries create their own incentive and develop their own Green Building Councils.
For more on these green building MegaTrends, visit: http://www.greenbuildconsult.com/pdfs/2012_GreenBuildingMegaTrends.pdf
I think we need to build more green buildings because in the future green buildings will be the norm at a time and place where the planet's health must be put in priority before anything else. If we won't, our present dwelling will contribute to global warming through carbon emission. part L building regulations
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