Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016

The confluence of a stagnant housing market and consumer desire to save money is creating a green home building boom that could be worth up to $114 billion by 2016, according to a new report from McGraw Hill Construction. Green homes represented $17 billion, or 17 percent of the overall construction market in 2011. This figure is double 2008’s 8-percent market share (valued at $10 billion) and has been a “bright spot in an otherwise dismal market.” But green building’s market share is expected to sharply rise to 29-38 percent across a five-year forecast for overall residential construction – potentially an $87-114 billion opportunity. 416 National Association of Home Builders builder and remodeler member companies were surveyed in Q4 2011 on their green building practices to compile the report, “New and Remodeled Green Homes: Transforming the Residential Marketplace,” whic...

Full article: http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/01/green-home-building-b...

Tweets

@HabeggerHVAC » 24 Jun '12, 11pm
GreenSpeed? Extreme? Geothermal? [link]
@HabeggerDayton » 22 Jun '12, 9pm
GreenSpeed? Geothermal? [link]
@HabeggerDayton » 22 Jun '12, 9pm
GreenSpeed? Geothermal? [link]
@NewGroundCo » 20 Jun '12, 2pm
RT @GreenHomesTexas: #GreenHome Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link]
@PoconoLiving » 13 Jun '12, 9pm
The green home building market is booming! It could be a $114.00 Billion Dollar industry by 2016! [link]
@ScottsValleyCV » 12 Jun '12, 5pm
RT @SolarPowerUSA: Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016: [link] #solarhomes
@bysolar_inc » 11 Jun '12, 5pm
#Green building market is expected to sharply rise 29% - 38% over the next 5 years. [link] #efficiency
@jagaNAmerica » 08 Jun '12, 4pm
1/3 of all builders say more than 90 percent of their projects will be built using green standards by 2015. Read more: [link]
@be_BOULD » 08 Jun '12, 3pm
Green home building is booming! $114 billion dollar market by 2016. #LEED [link]
@VantagePR » 07 Jun '12, 6pm
Finally, some good news! RT @Future360 #Green home building could be worth $114B by 2016 [link] #USGBC
@Ecosleep_Aust » 06 Jun '12, 9pm
“@TanyaShively: Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016. Great time to look at green ideas [link]”
@FrenchScienceSF » 05 Jun '12, 10pm
Le marché de la fabrication d'habitats "verts" pourrait atteindre $114 milliards d'ici 2016 [link]
@FidelityPhoenix » 05 Jun '12, 5pm
Check out this great article, particularly relevant today on World Earth Day! Homebuilders are taking note of... [link]
@SelectedEnergy » 05 Jun '12, 1pm
"The two key factors driving market growth are the facts that green homes are seen as higher quality, and that... [link]
@SolarPowerUSA » 05 Jun '12, 12pm
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016: [link] #solarhomes
@Bwillisful » 04 Jun '12, 7pm
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016: [link] via @CleanTechnica and @Silvio_Marcacci
@Silvio_Marcacci » 04 Jun '12, 3pm
Me, on @cleantechnica: green home building booming, could be $114 billion market by 2016 [link] #in
@GreenExpo365 » 04 Jun '12, 2pm
You Know It! RT @tajconstruction: Green Home Building Boom, $114B Mkt Potential By '16 - @CleanTechnica [link] #GreenBuilding
@BecGecko » 04 Jun '12, 1pm
RT @JimHarris: Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link]
@YMontepara » 04 Jun '12, 11am
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link] | via @cleantechnica #GreenHomes #EnergyEfficiency
@BuildingContent » 04 Jun '12, 1am
RT @LEED_Resource: Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link]
@bruteforceblog » 03 Jun '12, 8pm
green homes starts rising. passivhaus adds equity, superior comfort, low CO2 emissions & low utility bills. win^4! [link]
@jrgbc » 03 Jun '12, 8pm
RT @cascadiagbc: The mix of a stagnant housing market & consumer desire to save $ is creating a green housing boom [link]
@cascadiagbc » 03 Jun '12, 7pm
"The confluence of a stagnant housing market and consumer desire to save money is creating a green home building... [link]
@Angelicaamaya27 » 03 Jun '12, 5pm
RT @youngnata: Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link] vía @cleantechnica
@Bruce_Winter » 03 Jun '12, 5pm
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link] via @zite and in #yeg developers opposed Going Green
@WellKept » 03 Jun '12, 4pm
RT @GreenIsTweet: #Green Home #Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 - [link] #realestate #new #home #energy #efficien
@youngnata » 03 Jun '12, 3pm
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link] vía @cleantechnica
@Cleanfield » 03 Jun '12, 3pm
#Green-Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 - [link]
@AmarisHomes » 03 Jun '12, 1pm
Educated consumers are beginning to understand that a green home saves them money and does more for them. If you... [link]
@AmarisHomes » 03 Jun '12, 1pm
If this is correct, the green building market is not just a passing fad and is here to stay. Educated consumers... [link]
@idrobinhood » 03 Jun '12, 3am
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link] #USA #GreenBuilding #Green
@BusinessRodrigo » 02 Jun '12, 10pm
#Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link] via @zite #realestate #bienesraíces #sustainability
@CastleNashville » 02 Jun '12, 10pm
#Green home building booming, & we're proud to be a part of it! [link]
@Future360 » 02 Jun '12, 8pm
#Green home building could be worth $114B by 2016 [link] #USGBC
@DanCas2 » 02 Jun '12, 6pm
RT @citizensclimate: Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link] via @cleantechnica #climate #eco @350
@citizensclimate » 02 Jun '12, 6pm
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link] via @cleantechnica #climate #eco @350
@Bstcabinetmaker » 02 Jun '12, 3pm
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016: The stagnant housing market and consumer desi... [link]
@DenisKalugin » 02 Jun '12, 3pm
RT @AntonChupilko: А в #Россия!? Пора уезжать ... Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link]
@AntonChupilko » 02 Jun '12, 3pm
А в #Россия!? Пора уезжать ... Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link]
@kevinmeyerson » 02 Jun '12, 2pm
CT: Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 -Passivhaus is the most energy efficient [link]
@contractorgreen » 02 Jun '12, 2pm
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016: The stagnant housing mar... [link] BrandNameConstuction
@QSolarEnergy » 02 Jun '12, 11am
سوق المباني الخضراء في إزدهار مستمر, 114 مليار دولار بحلول 2016 [link]
@EfficiencyVT » 02 Jun '12, 11am
RT @ToSaveEnergy: #Green building market to be 29-38% of residential construction market by 2016 [link]
@starr_hazard » 02 Jun '12, 11am
RT @RichLouv: Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016: [link]
@toSaveEnergy » 02 Jun '12, 11am
We all could use a little more #green! #Green building market to be 29-38% of residential construction market by 2016 [link]
@fyietc » 02 Jun '12, 4am
RT @cmirabile: Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link]
@Snow_Crash » 02 Jun '12, 4am
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link] via @cleantechnica #Auspol
@SpenserVillwock » 02 Jun '12, 2am
#GreenBldg Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 - CleanTechnica [link]
@BrennenMatthews » 01 Jun '12, 10pm
Green Home Building Booming, Could Be $114 Billion Market By 2016 [link] via @zite #in