Your Square Footage and Dollar Values, Delivered.
From LEED certification to LED lighting, the environment is on everyone’s mind these days. And it’s quite the hot topic within the political sphere as well, with Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, raising eyebrows last year, among other bills and headlines rolling down Capitol Hill. So this month we’re breaking down all that’s new and noteworthy in green building—by the numbers.
2.2 Million: The number of square feet that is LEED certified by the U.S. Green Building Council each year, LEED certification being the most globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement in the industry.
11: The number of participants of New York City’s Carbon Challenge who have already reduced their building-based emissions by 30 percent, thus reaching Mayor de Blasio’s ambitious goal to reduce the city’s greenhouse gases.
61: The percent of corporate leaders who believe that sustainability leads to market differentiation and improved financial performance, according to a McGraw Hill Construction survey.
$20 Billion: The estimated potential annual savings due to direct improvements in worker performance as a result of implementing green building and sustainability methods.
2030: The year in which all new commercial buildings will be required to achieve net-zero energy, according to the state of California’s revised building codes.
$2.69: The average price that tenants are willing to pay per square foot for Los Angeles ENERGY STAR-certified buildings, as opposed to $2.16 square foot for traditional buildings.
$97 Billion: The amount of money that’s projected to be invested in energy upgrades and/or replacement of existing equipment across U.S. commercial and institutional properties over the next 10 years, according to a Rockefeller Foundation and Deutsche Bank study.
$675.26: The savings in annual utility costs per employee between green facilities and non-green facilities.
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