What's Driving Green Builders

In the second of six reports on what drives the decision-making process in high-performance building, we look at where readers of Builder and Custom Home stand when it comes to green building.

By Katie Weeks

Now valued at $36 billion, the residential green building market is booming, with more growth projected. Outside of the pure financial play of a growing market, what attracts home builders to green building? As previously reported, Hanley Wood recently surveyed seven of its core audience groups—the readers of Affordable Housing Finance, Architect, Builder, Custom Home, Ecobuildingpulse.com, Multifamily Executive, and Residential Architect—and asked: What's driving you when it comes to green building?

When it comes to sustainable design, Builder and Custom Home readers report:

Keywords:

Subject:: Green Building; Custom Builders; Custom Homes; Green Builders; Single Family; Green Design; High-Performance Building; Residential Construction; Sustainability

Organization:: Hanley Wood

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