The U.S. Market for Green Building Materials

Report Highlights

• U.S. market for green building materials was approximately $12.8 billion in 2008. This market declined to $9.6 billion in 2009 under the impact of the recession. It is projected to grow to nearly $31.4 billion between 2009 and 2014, at a CAGR of 26.7% over the 5-year period
• Structural materials market was nearly $8.0 billion in 2008; this further decreased to $5.7 billion in 2009, this is projected to reach $20.8 billion in 2014, for a 5-year CAGR of 29.2%.
• Interior materials market was $2.5 billion in 2008; this further decreased to approx $2 billion in 2009, this is projected to reach $5.8 billion in 2014, for a 5-year CAGR of 24%.

INTRODUCTION 

• 36% of the nation’s total energy use
• 12% of its total water consumption
• 65% of total electricity consumption
• 30% of the carbon dioxide emissions

• Identifying the green building technologies with the greatest commercial potential over the next 5 years (2009 to 2014);
• Estimating the potential U.S. markets for these technologies;
• Analyzing the technical, commercial, and other prerequisites of success in these markets.

• Made from salvaged, recycled, or agricultural waste content
• Manufactured with resource-efficient, environmentally friendly processes (e.g., conserve water/energy, minimize pollutants, and process wastes)
• Beneficial to the built environment (e.g., conserve energy, remove indoor pollutants)
• Recyclable at the end of their life

• Executive summary
• Types of green building technologies
• End users and applications
• Manufactures and related service providers
• Patent analysis
• Public policy dimensions
• Market drivers
• Global trends in the market for green building technologies by technology, product type, application, and geographical region, 2008 to 2014. 

• Identified commercial as well as promising developmental green building technologies and their target markets through a literature review and interviews with industry experts
• Estimated baseline (2008) market penetration ratio for each technology/target market
• Developed forecasts of growth trends in each target market
• Analyzed technical, economic, and other factors that will influence the ability of different green building technologies to compete for a share of their respective market(s) and estimated future consumption of each technology on this basis.

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The information developed in this report is intended to be as reliable as possible at the time of publication and of a professional nature. This information does not constitute managerial, legal, or accounting advice; nor should it serve as a corporate policy guide, laboratory manual, or an endorsement of any product, as much of the information is speculative in nature. The author assumes no responsibility for any loss or damage that might result from reliance on the reported information or its use.