COST OF GREEN BUILDINGS

2008, General Services Administration
GSA evaluated 12 sustainably designed buildings in its national portfolio. The evaluation of these buildings was comprehensive—measuring environmental performance, financial metrics, and occupant satisfaction.The results of GSA's evaluation show that sustainably designed buildings outperform the national average for buildings of their type by a substantial margin.

2003, KEMA
This report provides general cost-saving strategies for green building, and by explores the cost issues associated with four specific building types (K-12 Schools, laboratories, library, multi-family affordable housing) in the context of the green building rating systems most commonly used for that sector.

2003, The American Institute of Architects
This article discusses strategies to make environmentally friendly design decisions on nearly every project without increasing construction cost, regardless of the budget size.

2006, Lawrence Berkely National Labs
This paper explores the modeled and actual energy performance of commercial buildings that certified under LEED.

2004, General Services Administration
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) commissioned this study to estimate the costs to develop “green” federal facilities using the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Building Rating System. The report provides a detailed and structured review of both the hard cost and soft cost implications of LEED ratings for two GSA building types, using GSA’s established design standards as the point of comparison.