According to the Turner Construction’s 2014 Green Building Market Barometer, interest in alternative green building rating systems, such as Green Globes and Energy Star, has surged 250 percent in the past two years. Additionally, for the first time in the report’s history, more than half of building executives surveyed reported that sustainability practices impacted their decisions about choosing a supplier or service provider. The number of respondents that said they consider the level of a vendor’s sustainable practices to be extremely or very important has been steadily rising since 2010. Other takeaways from the survey include continued interest in the financial benefits of green building, and an increased focus on building resiliency.
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