What’s the Future Of Green Buildings In 2014? Industry Leader Offers Top 10 Megatrends

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Happy New Year's Eve! As we welcome the year 2014, let's take a look forward at one of the most significant building and maintenance issues - being green and sustainable. Today's Facility Manager offers their perspective on green building trends. One surprise might be the focus on making existing buildings more green, instead of only new building. What do you see coming?

What are the major trends likely to affect the green building industry and markets in the U.S. in 2014? As one of the world’s leading green building consultants, Jerry Yudelson thinks he knows the answers. In fact, his Top 10 list of green building megatrends has become an annual event.

At the top of Yudelson’s 2014 list is the prediction that green building in North America will continue its strong growth in 2014, with the ongoing expansion of commercial real estate construction together with government, university, nonprofit, and school construction. “Green building is the tsunami of the future that will inundate the entire real estate industry,” says Yudelson.

The second megatrend on Yudelson’s list is the growing focus on energy efficiency in all kinds of buildings, including the increasing role of building automation…

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