2016: sustainable buildings go from being green to being good for you

Next year, builders and businesses will realize that buildings that are good for worker are also good for the bottom line

Over the past 20 years, green construction has gone from a niche enterprise to a major driver of new business. But in 2016, erecting sustainable, profitable green buildings will no longer be enough to stand out. Buildings will also be expected to directly contribute to the health and wellbeing of the people who live, work and learn inside them. For buildings, healthy will become the new green.

The performance of a green building - be it energy usage, water efficiency or just lower utility bills - is important to companies looking for rental space. As this healthy revolution emerges, more of these commercial renters will start concerning themselves with a building's impact on the performance of the humans who use it every day.