Green building has been a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster year, according to non-profit Earth Advantage, which works with builders and developers in the US Northwest to bring energy efficient and healthy homes to the market.

The group recently released a list of 10 Green Building Trends to Watch in 2010. These include:

The smart grid and connected home
Energy labeling for homes and office buildings
Building information modeling (BIM) software
Buy-in to green building by the financial community
“Rightsizing” of homes
Eco-districts
Water conservation
Carbon Calculation
Net Zero Buildings
Sustainable building education
To read brief explanations of each of these trends, open the pdf at the link below.
Website: www.earthadvantage.com/top_ten_green_building_trends_2010.pdf

Reprinted with permission from SustainableBusiness.com