In a recent survey of builders, remodelers, and architects conducted by Green Products and Technology editors and independent research firm Specpan, 58% of the 655 respondents are involved in or have been involved in green building, remodeling, or design.

Of those 58%:

• 59% believe their market’s demand for green-built homes will increase significantly over the next five years.
• 56% favor green building regulations and codes.
• The top three reasons for participating in green building: environmental responsibility (75%), to build better homes (55%), and to be on the leading edge of building trends (49%).

Of the 42% of respondents who have not been involved in green building:

• 51% believe their market’s demand for green-built homes will increase slightly over the next five years.
• The greatest number of respondents (36%) do not favor green building regulations and codes.

Among all respondents:

• The majority believe green building features and components collectively add 10% to 19% to project costs.
• The greatest number of respondents rated customers’ knowledge of green/sustainable building products a 2 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being not at all knowledgeable and 5 being extremely knowledgeable.