The Ambiguity of Green Building Costs

Here is an overview of "Sifting through the Ambiguity of Green Building Costs"

"The first step in this process is to determine which project features were likely to have been “green” even if the building was not built in accordance with the provisions of a green rating system. For example, many low-rise buildings use a wood structural system. Since wood is a renewable resource, it is often awarded points in green rating systems. So wood construction in many cases is not an added cost and, correspondingly, you should not consider it an added green cost."

"Estimators who are unfamiliar with green building tend to pad numbers in an effort to address uncertainty, prevent losses and cover the cost of their learning curve."