Here at Solar Glass Tinting, Inc., we love finding ways to help business owners and homeowners save money on energy costs. So it’s always encouraging to learn that the green economy is growing! These statistics compiled by the U.S. Green Building Council show just how big an impact that focus on going green is having, both now and in the future. We hope you find them as interesting as we did!
$120 billion to $145 billion: Size of the market for new, green nonresidential construction by 2015.
2 billion: Square feet of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) -certified building space in the United States today.
540 million: Tons of waste that LEED projects are expected to divert from landfills by 2030.
5: Years in which the green building market grew from 2 percent of non-residential construction to as much as 35 percent.
3: Industry sectors with the highest penetration of green building—education, health care and office.