Throughout history, buildings have changed to address social needs.  The advent of the skyscraper a century ago exploited the new technology of steel framing to overcome the scarcity of real estate in teeming American cities. Suddenly real estate extended into a third dimension, enabling extraordinary growth in a contained footprint.

Today‚ the building industry is entering another era of change, with a view toward minimizing a different kind of footprint: the energy, carbon, and environmental footprint of commercial and residential buildings.

Once again, change is being driven by a need to optimize and conserve resources – this time, clean air, water and energy, as well as land. And, once again, transformative technologies may hold the key to meeting the challenges.

As designers, developers, and owners search for ways to minimize the operating costs and environmental impacts of buildings, while also increasing their functionality and appeal to occupants, “green” trends have become an increasing part of the marketplace. One of the goals at Efficientree is to help precipitate the infiltration of these green trends throughout every corner of the industry by supplying green builders and homeowners alike with the requisite knowledge to incorporate the most efficient products, materials and tehcnologies available today.