Five Friday Facts | 2nd Green Revolution

Five Friday Facts

In his holiday letter to members, Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) mentioned some statistics that speak to the boom in green building:

  • 27,373 people joined Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix
  • 14 million people are employed by a USGBC member company
  • Of the 4,328 LEED-certified projects in existence, some 2,090 – more than 48%! – achieved certification in 2009
  • Nearly half of all certifications in LEED’s eight-year history occurred during one of the toughest economic years in memory
  • Some 33% of LEED-certified homes are affordable homes, and USGBC has worked to bring LEED Platinum affordable homes to the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans
  • With the financial support of USGBC’s individual and organizational donors, five recipients of the USGBC Young Leader Awards and 39 other deserving students and professionals attended Greenbuild 2009 on full-conference scholarships.

- Rick Fedrizzi
President, CEO and Founding Chair
U.S. Green Building Council

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