Green Building Materials

Cement, Insulation, and Wood Products Help Engineer a Greener World

Green building has become a global phenomenon, driving innovation in the products that are used and the buildings in which we live and work. What started with a handful of government buildings utilizing first-generation sustainable building products is now a worldwide movement, with commercial construction and residential building moving to the fore in sustainability. Voluntary standards and government mandates are driving growth in green building, as awareness of environmental issues has increased in developed and developing countries. The global green building materials market continues to grow, despite the global economic downturn.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

  • How are government and legislative developments affecting green building?
  • How can green building materials impact energy use, water use, materials use and waste disposal?
  • How do green building materials differ from standard building materials?
  • How will the green building materials sector develop relative to the overall building materials sector over the forecast period?
  • What are the benefits of green building?
  • What are the leading green building and green building product certification organizations?
  • What are the standards for green building?
  • What is sustainable development, and what are sustainable building products?
  • What is the impact of using green building materials on the carbon footprint of a building?

Who Needs This Report?

  • Building products manufacturers
  • Commercial developers
  • Governmental energy and construction regulators
  • Green building and building product standards organizations
  • Home builders
  • Home improvement retailers
  • Residential contractors
  • Venture capital firms analyzing opportunities in green building and building products

Table of Contents


Section 1.
Executive Summary
1.1. Introduction
1.1.1. Energy Use
1.1.2. Water use
1.1.3. Materials use
1.1.4. Waste
1.2. Definitions
1.3. Current green building products
1.4. Building Product Life Cycles
1.5. Overview of green building products & technology
1.5.1. Green building in the commercial sector
1.5.2. Green building in the residential sector
1.5.3. Growth in green building
1.5.4. Green building government and legislative developments
1.5.5. Challenges and drivers in the green building products market
1.5.6. Market size and forecast for green building materials

Section 2.
Technology Overview
2.1. Product Overview
2.2. General Overview
2.3. Green lumber and wood products
2.3.1. Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
2.3.2. I-Joists
2.3.3. Glued laminated timber (glulam)
2.4. Concrete
2.5. Insulation
2.5.1. Cellulose Insulation
2.5.2. Fiberglass Insulation
2.5.3. Spray Foam Insulation
2.5.4. Insulation Comparison

Section 3.
Business and Regulatory Issues
3.1. Green Building Standards
3.2. Green Building Certification Organizations
3.3. Green Building Product Certification Organizations
3.3.1. First-party standard/certification
3.3.2. Second-party standard/certification
3.3.3. Third-party standard/certification
3.4. Business Issues
3.4.1. Globalization
3.4.2. Energy Consumption
3.5. Regulatory Issues

Section 4.
Market Outlook
4.1. Green Building Market Drivers
4.1.1. Market Imperatives
4.2. Green Building Materials Market Size and Forecast
4.3. Green Building Products
4.3.1. Insulation
4.3.2. Cement
4.3.3. Engineered Wood

Section 5.
Company Profiles
5.1. Company Profiles: Wood & Lumber Companies
5.1.1. Georgia Pacific
5.1.2. Steico AG
5.1.3. Weyerhaeuser
5.2. Company Profiles: Insulation Companies
5.2.1. Owens Corning
5.2.2. Rockwool International A/S
5.3. Company Profiles: Cement Companies
5.3.1. CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V.
5.3.2. Holcim Ltd.
5.3.3. Lafarge Group

Section 6.
Industry Directory





Tables
  • Sustainable Building Product Categories
  • Insulation Comparison
  • Global Green Building Materials revenues, 2008-2013, in billions of US dollars
  • Global Green Building Materials revenues, 2008-2013, in billions of US dollars
  • Green Building Products Market, 2008, in billions of US dollars, segmented by major global region
  • Green building product sales by global region, 2008-2013, in billions of US dollars
  • Total Construction Materials Markets by Major Geographic Region, 2008-2013, in billions of US dollars
  • Penetration of Green Building Materials into Total Construction Materials Markets by Major Geographic Region, 2008-2013
  • Global Insulation Demand, 2008-2013, in billions of US dollars
  • Cement Production by Major Global Region, 2008-2013, in metric tons
  • US Production of Engineered Wood Products, 2008-2013
  • Rest of North America Production of Engineered Wood Products, 2008-2013
  • North America Production of Engineered Wood Products, 2008-2013

Charts
  • Worldwide Green Building Materials Market ($ Billions), Forecast 2008-2013
  • Green Building Products Market, 2008, in billions of US dollars, segmented by major global region
  • Green building product sales by global region, 2008-2013, in billions of US dollars
  • Global Insulation Demand, 2008-2013, in billions of US dollars
  • Cement Production by Major Global Region, 2008-2013, in metric tons
  • North America Production of Glulam and I-Joists, 2008-2013, in millions of linear feet
  • North America Production of Structured Wood Panels, 2008-2013, in billions of square feet

Figures
  • Life Cycle of Building Products
  • Energy Required to Produce Various Building Products
  • Comparative Energy Requirements of Major Building Products
  • Oriented Strand Board
  • An I-shaped I-joist
  • Glulam
  • Ingredients in Concrete
  • How professionals install spray or blown-in insulation.
  • Fiberglass insulation in rolls/batts.
  • Cumulative Square Footage of LEED Certifications, 2008-2020, in millions of square feed.
  • Aggregate Energy Expenditures from Buildings ($ Billions), 2006
  • Shares of Global Final Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions by Sector, 2005
  • Penetration of Green Building Materials, as a percentage of overall building materials sales, 2009-2013, based on revenues in billions of US dollars