According to Globe Street, the industrial sector has been somewhat slow to jump on the Green Building bandwagon.  However, this trend is changing, as more companies build LEED certified industrial space and add more sustainable features to their buildings. A panel at RealShare Industrial East spoke on "Smart Growth vs. Skepticism: the Greening of Industrial".  This panel argued that that while the future of green building in the industrial sector looks bright, more governmental incentives will be required to encourage green building.

Four of the nation's largest home builders, Centex Homes, KB Home, Pulte Homes, and Richmond American Homes, have agreed to pay civil penalties totaling $4.3 million to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, according to the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. In four separate settlements, the companies resolved allegations of storm water run-off violations at construction sites in 34 states and have agreed to implement company-wide compliance programs that go beyond current regulatory requirements and keep 1.2 billion pounds of sediment from polluting the country's waterways each year.

Massachusetts health authorities are pursuing regulations requiring green construction methods for future hospitals and nursing home projects.  Massachusetts will be the first state in the U.S. to combine the use of green building standards with construction approvals for healthcare facilities. The codes proposed by the state include using energy-conserving building materials, automatically-controlled water faucets and bicycle racks to encourage more car-free commuting.