Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Industry Watch: Building

Top Ten Green Building Trends to Watch in 2010
earthadvantage.org by Sean Penrith


While we know the building industry had a rough year in 2009, green building has been a bright spot. So what can we expect to see in the coming year in green building? Here are our picks for emerging trends of 2010, in no particular order. READ MORE !

1. The smart grid and connected home.
2. Energy labeling for homes and office buildings.
3. Building information modeling (BIM) software.
4. Buy-in to green building by the financial community.
5. “Rightsizing” of homes.
6. Eco-districts.
7. Water conservation.
8. Carbon Calculation.
9. Net Zero Buildings.
10. Sustainable building education.

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