Dive summary:

• Note to contractors who work with hotel, retail and restaurant clients – projects will be growing more green in the next two years.
• A report that McGraw Hill Construction produced found that green is growing when it is defined as either LEED or another formal standard or as going after water and energy efficiency and other build cost-cutters.
• Owners said that the green movement is about reducing expenses through both green building design and techniques and reduced maintenance and operating costs.

From the article:

[T]he percentage of retail owners that have taken a green approach in over half of their building projects rose from 18% in 2011 to 38% this year, and is expected to rise to 52% by 2015. ...