Is the U.S. Falling Behind Europe in the Green Race?
While the overall green building market will likely more than double from today’s $36 to $49 billion range to $96 to $140 billion by 2013 according to McGraw-Hill Construction’s “Green Outlook 2009: Trends Driving Change,” architects, developers and contractors in the U.S. could still learn a lot from their European counterparts, according to engineer Jerry Yudelson, a green building proponent.
Yudelson, a professional engineer and author of 11 books on green building and development, has trained nearly 3,500 industry professionals in the LEED rating system.