A new green building report has been released and it shows ” impressive growth during 2009, amid a brutal construction market that has decimated other segments of the construction marketplace, according to the 2009 Green Building Market & Impact Report published today by GreenerBuildings.com” as reported on GreenBiz.

The Hearst Tower in New York City was the first green building to receive a gold LEED certification for core and shell and interiors.

The text that accompanies the Hearst Tower video notes that:

* Over 90% of structural steel contains recycled material
* The cost of foreign-sourced materials represents less than 10% of the
cost of the construction of the Tower itself.
* The “diagrid” frame of the Tower contains roughly 20% less steel than
would a conventional perimeter frame ‹ saving approximately 2,000 tons of
steel.
* The waterfall inside uses water collected as rainfall.
* Each triangle in the diagrid is four stories tall, or 54 feet.
* Daylight sensors to control lighting and reduce energy use

From the www.stefanosnetwork.com

The LEED Report:  With regard to the new LEED report, “according to report author Rob Watson, floor area registered and certified by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building rating system in 2009 is estimated to grow by over 40 percent compared to last year’s totals, for a cumulative total of over 7 billion square feet worldwide since the standard was launched in 2000.”  Green Buildings Continue Impressive Growth, New Market Study Finds

The Green Building Partnership:  Here is another video of a restored Chevrolet factory building in downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Green Partnership video depicts the renovations which highlight local vendors. (This video was posted on Nov. 2, on YouTube.)

To learn more about the Moore family project, please go to FayObserver.com - Fayetteville building

For more information  about LEED certification, please go to NRDC: Building Green - LEED Certification Information

Copyright 2009 Rita Watson