More and more office buildings are going green, with theinstallation of solar panels, fluorescent light bulbs and waterlessurinals that are energy efficient and reduce pollution.
Mike Nishida, chief engineer with the Syska Hennessy Group, saysmany of his clients would like to go green in their buildings butcan't afford the extra increase in construction costs of between 2%and 20%, according to the US Green Building Council.
"Most understand that they can save money in the long run, butthey want to include features they can afford," Nishida says.
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