The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), released a new report, LEED in Motion: Residential, showing the growing green trends in the homes market. The report reveals that green, LEED-certified homes have grown 19 percent since 2017 and are at an all-time high with nearly 500,000 single family, multifamily and affordable housing LEED-certified units globally and more than 400,000 units located in the U.S.

"One of the most important investments a person will make is in their home, and the quality of these spaces can have a direct impact on an individual's health and well-being," said Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO, USGBC. "As an industry, we want to find ways to raise everyone's living standard, so we need to prioritize the construction and remodeling of homes so that they are not only environmentally friendly, but they also have the power to improve the quality of life for all human beings."