GreenBuild 2009 news, comments from the show. Everyone agrees the statistics are correct; Green Building is NOT a fad. Sustainable construction is going to lead the way out of the recession. Home buyers are looking for the green choice when they make their purchases.

A recent Portland Press article outlines a high school vocational program building a LEED certified home. Frank Kehough the director of the program noted that after a lull of carpentry students over the past five years there is a renewed interest in the program so much so that they are able to build a home as part of the program.

“It’s the first house that PATHS has produced in five years – a lull that Kehough attributes to a decline in carpentry students. He hopes his revamped program will tap interest in green construction and help reverse that trend.”

Read the full article here!