The great irony of "green" building is that the very concepts intended to enhance a building's performance over its entire lifetime are many of the same things that make a building highly susceptible to moisture and mold problems during its first few years of operation.
While green buildings have many positive benefits, strong evidence suggests a direct correlation between new products and innovative design and building failures. Simply put, departing from the "tried and true" often means increasing the risk of building failure.
Two strong characteristics of most green buildings are: 1) the use of innovative, locally-produced products, and 2) the implementation of new design, construction, and operation approaches intended to reduce energy usage and be environmentally sound.
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