The True Costs of Building Green

摘要

Thanks to programs such as the U.S. Green Building Council's landmark LEED rating system for buildings, green facilities have crept into the mainstream. "There are about 500 million square feet of green buildings under design, development, and completion," says Greg Kats, principal of Capital E, a Washington, D.C. consultancy focusing on clean energy. "There's a lot of success in applications of LEED to the different market sectors."