COMING SOON

The Jantzi Global Green Building Index (GGB) includes companies whose product and service offerings:

• Conserve natural resources;
• Are made with salvaged, or recycled waste content;
• Avoid toxic or other emissions;
• Save energy or water; or
• Contribute to a safe, healthy built environment.

The Green Building theme addresses the products and services across the entire sustainable building value chain. Products may address raw materials; energy efficiency; manufacturing processes; toxicity of a product during installation and use; and resource recovery. Services may include consulting; design; engineering; construction; project management; real estate investment trusts (REITs); financing; and third-party certification.

Global Drivers for Green Buildings:

• Buildings are a huge source of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Buildings account for 17% of freshwater withdrawals, 25% of wood harvest, 33% of GES emissions, 40% of material and energy use worldwide.
• Increased urbanization and economic development lead to more building construction especially in rapidly developing countries such as India and China.
• Green or intelligent buildings are a key component of sustainable development and the past decade has shown a trend in supranational collaboration to develop international energy efficiency requirements or policies.