This report examines a future for U.S. infrastructure as it relates to advancements in green building driven by nanoscience investment.

As of 2012, the global market for nanotechnology was estimated at over $20 billion, composed of nanomaterials, tools, and devices used in a number of industries worldwide (Source: BCC Research’s Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment, September 2012). Driven by a rapid expansion of nanotechnologies in the energy storage/generation and construction sectors through 2016, the market for nanotechnology-derived products and processes could exceed $48.9 billion as early as 2017 (Sources: Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment; and Freedonia Group Inc.’s World Nanomaterials, May 2012).

Green building has become a growing priority amid global efforts to reduce energy consumption and use resources more efficiently. Innovative nanotechnology companies, such as those highlighted in Nanotechnology and the Built Environment: Investing in Green Infrastructure, are likely to prove essential for growth in the built environment as their technologies enable more sustainable development in each of the following sectors:

• 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing),
• Cementitious Materials,
• Insulation,
• Lighting/LEDs,
• Photovoltaics,
• Smart Grid Technologies,
• Steel,
• Water Treatment, and
• Windows.

This 80-page report details each of the market sectors outlined above, providing readers with useful information regarding market sizes, trends, opportunities, key developments, and M&A activity, as well as profiles 64 nanotech companies actively involved in these sectors. 

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