Green Building Market Demand Growing

The market for green buildings has been increasing at a strong pace since the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System was introduced in the spring of 2000 by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

In all 50 states, in Canada and 10 other countries, owners and developers have registered their intent to certify their building projects under the LEED system.

From a standing start in 2000, more than 1,400 projects in four years have registered to achieve various levels of LEED certification and 121 have been certified, for a total of 177 million square feet of buildings.

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