The residential green building market is expected to be worth
$12-20 billion this year, and $40-70
billion in five years.
“We have hit the tipping point for builders going green,”
said Harvey M. Bernstein, McGraw-Hill Construction vice
president of Industry Analytics, Alliances and Strategic Initiatives. “This
year, the number of builders who are moderately green (those with 30 percent
green projects) has surpassed those with a low share of green (those who are
green in less than 15 percent of their projects).