Despite the economic downturn, the market for green building materials will grow to $571bn by 2013, according to report

The global green building materials market continues to grow, despite the global economic downturn. The worldwide green building materials market was valued at $455.3bn in 2008, and NextGen Research, in its new report forecasts the market will grow at a CAGR of nearly five per cent to reach $571bn by 2013.