Overview of Cost Studies on Conventional and Green Residential Buildings

In this paper, the authors have summarized seven residential buildings designed with cost and construction considerations from both conventional as well as LEED standpoints.While the latter obviously brings with it a higher initial price tag, it was observed that this initial cost is not only offset in the decade following construction but has the added benefits of tremendous cost savings in the decades to follow, not to mention the mindful stewardship of the world's precious natural resources as well as the preservation and enhancement of the environment for mankind.