Worldwide green building area to increase 780 percent in 10 years

Worldwide, the square footage of certified green building space will increase 780 percent, from approximately 6 billion square feet in 2010 to 53 billion square feet in 2020, predicts a new report from Pike Research.

Most of this space—80 percent—will be commercial, and will be certified under LEED in the U.S. or BREEAM in Europe; programs in China and India, however, will be responsible for 30 percent of new certifications, according to an Aug. 10 GreenSource report.