Council Releases Research Agenda

CHICAGO — The United States Green Building Council announced its research recommendations for areas of green building that are in need of more data.

The council’s research committee released the National Green Building Research Agenda at the 2007 Greenbuild conference. It focuses on research most needed by green building practitioners in design, engineering construction and development fields.

“This new research agenda is a call to action for the entire industry,” says Rick Fedrizzi, USGBC president. “In keeping with our goal to be both a resource for existing knowledge and a driver of relevant research, USGBC has created this living document to illustrate the breadth of research that is critically needed to transition to a sustainable built environment.”

Of the $193 million a year spent by the federal government for research between 2002 and 2004, 0.2 percent was spend on green building research, according to the USGBC.

“The national green building research agenda challenges government, foundation, industrial, academic and other sectors to devote the resources commensurate with the scale of the environmental, economic and social opportunities we face as a planet,” says Gail Brager, USGBC research committee chair.

The committed was formed in 2006 in an effort to drive market transformation by filling knowledge gabs with research and critical needs and performing efforts.

To view the full report, visit: National Green Building Research Agenda