The global market for green building materials is expected to grow from $368.7 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $708.9 billion by the end of 2030, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% during the forecast period of 2025 to 2030.
The North American market for green building materials is expected to grow from $141.1 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $280.4 billion by the end of 2030, at a CAGR of 14.7% during the forecast period of 2025 to 2030.
The Asia-Pacific market for green building materials is expected to grow from $120.3 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $250.7 billion by the end of 2030, at a CAGR of 15.8% during the forecast period of 2025 to 2030.
Report Scope
This report provides an analysis of the global market for green building materials, incorporating the latest data, trends, and market projections. Green building materials minimize their environmental impact throughout their life cycle, prioritizing sustainability, durability, and health by using natural or recycled resources. The U.S. Green Building Council defines these as environmentally preferable products under its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program.
This report focuses on the building type, application, and product aspects of green building materials. The market study's base year is 2024 and includes estimates and forecasts for 2025 through 2030. Market estimates are in U.S. dollars (millions). Forecast growth rates are based on expected industry capacity additions, feedback from key industry suppliers, revenue reported by major companies, and anticipated regulatory updates. Data from major green building material associations, including the World Green Building Council, the Indian Green Building Council, the Green Building Initiative, the U.S. Green Building Council, the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products, the German Green Building Association, and the Canada Green Building Council, were used to anticipate market dynamics and further triangulate the market size.
For this analysis, the global market for green building materials is segmented into:
- Application: insulation, exterior siding, framing, interior finishes, and roofing.
- Building Type: Residential, commercial, institutional, and infrastructure.
- Region: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and South America.
Report Includes
- 41 data tables and 54 additional tables
- Analyses of the trends in the global markets for green building materials, with revenue data from 2024, estimates for 2025, forecasts for 2029, and projected CAGRs through 2030
- Estimates of the size and revenue prospects for the global market, along with a market share analysis by building type, application and region
- Facts and figures pertaining to the market dynamics, opportunities and challenges, technological advances, regulations, and the impacts of macroeconomic variables
- Insights derived from the Porter's Five Forces model, as well as global supply chain and PESTLE analyses, and case studies
- An analysis of patents, and emerging trends and developments in patent activity
- A look at the emerging technologies in green building or sustainable building materials
- Overview of sustainability trends and ESG developments, with emphasis on consumer attitudes, and the ESG scores and practices of leading companies
- Analysis of the industry structure, including companies' market shares and rankings, strategic alliances, M&A activity and a venture funding outlook
- Company profiles, including Holcim, Saint-Gobain, China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Kingspan Group, and Owens Corning
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Executive Summary
- Market Outlook
- Scope of Report
- Market Summary
- Market Dynamics and Drivers
- Trends and Future Developments
- Segmental Analysis
- Regional Insights and Emerging Markets
- Conclusion
Chapter 2 Market Overview
- Overview
- Green Building Materials
- Engineered Wood
- Recycled Steel
- Low-Emitting Insulation Materials
- Fly Ash Concrete
- High-Performance Glass
- Others
- Green Buildings
- Importance of Green Building
- Value Chain Analysis
- Raw Material Extraction
- Manufacturing and Processing
- Distribution
- Construction and Installation
- Operations and Maintenance
- End-of-Life
- Regulatory Frameworks
- Green Building Standards
- Impact of President Trump's Trade Policies
Chapter 3 Market Dynamics
- Market Dynamics
- Market Drivers
- Demand for Sustainable Construction
- Favorable Government Regulations and Policies
- Development of Building Codes
- Market Restraints
- High Initial Costs and Investment Barriers
- Limited Availability and Supply Chain Gaps
- Market Opportunities
- Circular Economy Efforts in Buildings and Construction
- Potential of Extended Producer Responsibility in the Construction Sector
- Market Challenges
- Compatibility Issues
- Lack of Awareness
Chapter 4 Emerging Technologies and Developments
- Overview
- Emerging Technologies and Trends
- Low-Carbon Concrete
- Carbon-Negative Concrete
- Plastic Waste-Sourced Concrete
- Mass Timber
- Green Cement
- Concrete Fibers
- Electrochemical Cement Production
- Fiberglass Windows
- Fabric Structures
- Hempcrete
- Textile Waste-Based Building Materials
- Mycelium
- Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
- Green Building Projects
- Torre Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico
- Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China
- Albion District Library, Toronto, Canada
- Transoceanica Building, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Floating School, Lagos, Nigeria
- Eastgate Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Asia Square, Singapore
- Tokyo Toranomon Global Square, Tokyo, Japan
- Marco Polo Tower, Hamburg, Germany
- The Edge, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- International House, Sydney, Australia
- Patent Analysis
- Takeaways
- Recent Patent Grants
Chapter 5 Market Segmentation Analysis
- Segmentation Breakdown
- Market Analysis, by Building Type
- Takeaways
- Residential
- Commercial Buildings
- Institutional Buildings
- Infrastructure
- Market Analysis, by Application
- Takeaways
- Insulation
- Exterior Siding
- Framing
- Interior Finishes
- Roofing
- Geographic Breakdown
- Market Analysis, by Region
- Takeaways
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- South America
- Middle East and Africa
Chapter 6 Competitive Intelligence
- Industry Structure
- Company Ranking
- Holcim
- Saint-Gobain
- China National Building Material Co. Ltd.
- Kingspan Group
- Owens Corning
- Strategic Analysis
Chapter 7 Sustainability in Green Building Materials Market: An ESG Perspective
- Importance of ESG in the Green Building Materials Industry
- Sustainability Trends
- ESG Practices
- Current Status of ESG
- ESG Score Analysis
- Risk Scale, Exposure Scale, and Management Scale
- Risk Scale
- Exposure Scale
- Management Scale
- Future of ESG: Emerging Trends and Opportunities
- Concluding Remarks
Chapter 8 Appendix
- Methodology
- References
- Abbreviations
- Company Profiles
- ALUMASC GROUP PLC.
- CEMEX S.A.B. DE C.V.
- CHINA NATIONAL BUILDING MATERIAL CO. LTD.
- EVEREST INDUSTRIES LTD.
- HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG
- HOLCIM
- INTERFACE INC.
- JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC.
- KINGSPAN GROUP
- KNAUF INSULATION
- OWENS CORNING
- SAINT-GOBAIN
- SIKA AG
- ULTRATECH CEMENT LTD.
- VULCAN MATERIALS CO.