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The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings

This October 2003 report is an extensive cost benefit analysis of green building. It demonstrates conclusively that sustainable building is a cost-effective investment, and its findings should encourage communities across the country to “build green.”

Smartgrowth.org

Integrating “sustainable” or “green” building practices into the construction of state buildings is a solid financial investment. In the most comprehensive analysis of the financial costs and benefits of green building conducted to date, this report finds that a minimal upfront investment of about two percent of construction costs typically yields life cycle savings of over ten times the initial investment.

Developed for the Sustainable Building Task Force, a group of over 40 California state government agencies. Available online as a PDF at the resource link below.

Resource: http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/News/News477.pdf

http://www.smartgrowth.org/library/articles.asp?art=834&res=1280

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