Certified green infrastructure and buildings by Hochtief worldwide 2023

Most of the certified green projects constructed by Hochtief until 2023 were buildings in the Americas. Although the company has its headquarters in Germany, it has most of its green buildings and infrastructure projects in the United States and other American countries. In contrast, Hochtief had only built 100 buildings with green certificates in Europe, in addition to 11 which were still seeking a certification that year.

The U.S. green building market
California, Texas, and New York were the U.S. states with most LEED project certifications in 2024. However, the District of Columbia was the territory with the highest density of green buildings, as it has a high number of such buildings but a small population size. In most states, the type of buildings with the biggest share of LEED project certifications were offices, followed by retail property and education buildings. In California alone, there were more LEED-certified offices than certifications in New York for all type of buildings combined. Those figures depend a lot on the demand for green buildings. In those markets where buyers are interested in sustainable buildings, these certifications can increase the appeal of a certain building.

The German green building market
The volume of investment in green buildings in Germany has fallen significantly in 2022 and 2023, after a decade of rising investment levels in that type of buildings. The overall spending in commercial buildings had also fallen, which means that green buildings still made up a significant share of the market. However, they still represent a minority of the investments in that industry. Similar to how LEED-certified buildings were distributed in the U.S., offices were also the most of the green building investment in Germany was destined to offices.