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Thought Leadership: ENR Announces Top 100 Green Design Firms
Engineering News-Record has published the data for the 2023 Top 100 Green Design Firms, and Architectural Nexus is pleased to rank alongside world-renowned design firms as leaders in sustainable architecture. Engineering News-Record reports that increased interest in sustainability certifications for design projects has significantly boosted revenue to the green building industry. This growth was supported by federal spending and new carbon-cutting standards to promote climate-friendly design. In 2022, revenue in green design projects actively seeking sustainability certifications increased by 22.3% in the United States and 31.9% internationally.
Other informational highlights in ENR’s Top 100; A Green Market Growth Spurt, include
- Future challenges of the green construction industry are embodied carbon, inflated project costs and sustainably navigating new delays in a complex supply chain.
- Sustainability certifications like LEED have become an integral part of long-term principles and values for many clients. Sustainability metrics have boosted market performance to justify higher costs of better performing buildings.
- In 2022 the highest Green design Market sectors were commercial offices (17.4%) and health care ($15.7%).
- Designing buildings as living systems and for resilience create natural synergies by incorporating features that harmonize with environmental factors rather than opposing them.
- There is a need for data models based on future weather predictions and not previous patterns in order to cultivate green skills for overall occupancy health and for building performance.
