'Going Green' Pays Off For Boise Carpenter

The green building wave is paying dividends for Brad Boggess. Less than six months after starting his company, Sustainabuilt, Boggess has already moved once, and he's quickly running out of room at his newest Garden City location.

Stacks of kitchen cabinets made of recycled wood and exotic woods like bamboo lobby for space amid giant table saws. Boggess has barely had time to catch his breath since founding Sustainabuilt, which builds environmentally friendly furnishings for homes and offices.

Boggess, 32, used his own money to start the company. He formerly certified homes to make sure they met federal Energy Star standards and green-construction standards developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. He saw a business opportunity.