Adoption of Green Technologies in the Buildings/Facilities Sector: A Market Perspective
Scott Boutwell, Independent management consultant

AECbytes Viewpoint #39
June 24, 2008

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In this article, Scott Boutwell talks about cleantech, green technologies, and sustainability and draws parallels between these market trends and the adoption of BIM (building information modeling) in the AEC/O industry. While increasing energy efficiency through modeling and analysis has been the primary “cleantech” or “green” application leveraged by BIM to date, he finds ample opportunity to move beyond energy efficiency into GHG (green house gas) inventory and control, carbon management, water conservation, and other sustainability applications.

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