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The Next Big Thing – Green Building
Sure, it may seem like it is only a buzzword, but green building is becoming a highly sought after commodity in the home builder business. Are you looking to offer green building in the next year? 5 years? Ten years? If your answer is no to all three, then you may be missing out on a great opportunity to stay ahead of the curve in the real estate market.
“In response to growing awareness of the building environment’s effect on the natural environment, architects and builders, activists and government agencies are increasingly championing an alternative method of design and construction,” said Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles on the Online NewsHour. “A further encouragement for green building projects has come from cities, states and government agencies, which in recent years have enacted green building standards.”
More and more people are making the push for everything to be built in an eco-friendly manner. Residential developers need to embrace this trend and move forward rather than waiting until they are required to meet green standards.
Where do you go from here?
Meet the people. Look into attending a green building conference that will answer some of your basic (and advanced) questions and also give you an opportunity to network with some of the most innovative names in the green building business.