Green will only Grow More
November 14th, 2007 by Sam Simon. Posted in Construction Business OwnerAt least that seems to be the message being delivered by the SmartBrief audience. In a recent poll the audience is asked “Will green design and construction become more prevalent in 2008?” A resounding 91.67% of people say that “Yes, the industry will see an increase.” (Results at the time of publication) Hopefully this comes as no surprise to anyone.
I think the industry knows that green building is only in its infancy and will continue to become more prevalent over the next few years, if not decades. This can be seen in the results of surveys such as this and the increasing coverage in industry articles, news items and other forms of content.
The question then is not are you adapting to the green movement, but what are you doing to get in front of this trend and give your business a competitive advantage?
January 30th, 2008 at 7:40 am
James
Is the expense worth it? I was just talking with an estimator from an extremely large Public Works contractor in our area and he told me of a job he just bid. It was a simple grade and pave of a small lot on a studio. The bid for non green was 200K. For green- 410K. Is it worth the cost? I don’t know. I am quite sure the kick backs from the state will not cover that. Maybe the prestige of having it known that this project was green will be enough. I have not heard which way they went.
We are always using green materials when cost permits. We have been looking to bid on green projects though they are not too prevalent yet. Also, there is still a lack of dumps and plants producing green materials. At the moment we are just trying to stay educated and at least on top of what is going on and the trends.