A green revolution going on in the construction industry will dramatically change the way contractors do business.
The green revolution--perhaps a more suitable term would be "evolution"--is the end result of years of research and development by product and equipment manufacturers, governmental regulation, the environmental (green) movement and, most important, a change in social consciousness that has affected our society on many levels.
There are other, more tangible motivations driving this movement, such as tax incentives. In 2000, New York passed legislation (The NY State Green Building Tax Credit of 2000) that serves as a model incentive program to encourage owners and developers to build energy-efficient buildings in the future.