1 Table Of Contents
1 Table Of Contents 2
1.1 List Of Tables 5
1.2 List Of Figures 6
2 Introduction 7
2.1 What is This Report About? 7
2.2 How to Use This Report? 7
2.3 Market Definition 7
3 Executive Summary 8
3.1 Overview 8
4 Global Market Analysis 9
4.1 Asia-Pacific 9
4.2 North America 9
4.3 Europe 11
5 Cost Analysis 12
5.1 Life Cycle Assessment 12
5.2 Green Building Cost assessment 12
5.3 Green Building Insurance 14
6 Industry Analysis 16
6.1 Key Restraints 16
6.2 Key Drivers 16
6.3 Global Certifying Agencies 17
7 Standards and Regulations 24
7.1 Requirement for Green Building Codes 24
7.2 Prevalent Industry Codes 25
7.3 Europe 26
7.4 North America 26
7.5 Asia Pacific 27
8 Technology Analysis 29
8.1 Environmental impact of buildings 30
8.2 Green Building Components 32
8.3 Research and Development Activities 57
9 Key Players 59
9.1 USA 59
9.2 Australia 59
9.3 Canada 59
9.4 Hong Kong 60
9.5 India 60
9.6 Japan 60
9.7 United Kingdom 60
10 Recent Developments 62
11 Appendix 63
11.1 Methodology 63
11.2 Contact Us 65
11.3 Disclaimer 65





1.1 List Of Tables
Table 1: Water & Waste Water Treatment Cost Savings Analysis 14
Table 2: Green Star, Ratings 18
Table 3: Global Regulations, Types 24
Table 4: Green Building, Codes 25
Table 5: Scope of Energy Efficiency in Few Industries 29
Table 6: Temperature Control Systems, Energy Consumption 35
Table 7: Annual Rainfall Yield in Gallons for Various Roof Sizes and Rainfall Amounts 38
Table 8: Standards, Insulation Materials 49
Table 9: Siding Materials, Properties 51
Table 10: Low-Flow Showerheads, Features 55

1.2 List Of Figures
Figure 1: US, Green Building Market Share, Value (in Billions $), 2004-2007 10
Figure 2: US, Green Building Materials Market Share, Value (in Billions $), 2005-2007 10
Figure 3: Europe, Building Energy Consumption (in kWh/m2) 11
Figure 4: Global, Energy Consumption Trends (in %), 1990-2004 25
Figure 5: Global, Reduction in Energy Demand (in Mtoe), 1980-2030 31
Figure 6: Green buildings, Energy Consumption Reduction (in kWh/m2) 32
Figure 7: Rain Water Harvesting System, Schematic Diagram 39
Figure 8: Grey Water Re-use System, Schematic Diagram 40
Figure 9: Eco-san Toilet System, Schematic Diagram 41
Figure 10: Insulated Concrete Form, Cross-sectional View 45
Figure 11: Structural Insulated Panel, Transverse-section 46
Figure 12: Energy Loss from Insulation Faults (in percentage) 47
Figure 13: Green Roof, Structure, Schematic Diagram 49
Figure 14: Indoor Environment Quality, Effect Pattern 55
Figure 15: GlobalData Methodology 63