McGraw-Hill Construction, in conjunction with Turner Construction Co., the U.S. Green Building Council and Johns Manville, recently released core findings of its study on green building in the healthcare construction sector. The major findings in the study included:

• Green healthcare facilities reduce energy use, thus reducing green house gasses and improving air quality
• 47 percent of respondents said that patient recovery time is reduced in green buildings
• Other benefits include lower operating costs, greater innovation and public relations benefits

The survey reveals an increasing trend toward building green healthcare facilities. Of the respondents, 19 percent said they expect their organization to be significantly involved with green building in 2008-more than triple the level for 2007. The research findings from the landmark study will be incorporated into the Healthcare Green Building SmartMarket^TM report. For more information on the report or other McGraw-Hill studies, go to http://www.analyticsstore.construction.com/.