Close in Portland has seen a
number of new construction projects since the market has been recovering. Thirty one percent of the new construction
are green certified homes. There are a
growing number of residential LEED construction homes on the market, thirty two
percent! LEED homes command twenty
percent more than standard Portland homes.
One trend that I have noticed
is that less of the LEED homes are architect designed projects. Design in my opinion should be an a factor in
LEED. That has been a key historical
value add of the LEED certification.
Of note: There were no Passiv Haus built close in over
the last year ....
