Green Building ?

I was just reading an article on a new building being constructed in New York that is covered in solar panels, etc. to make it very energy efficient and 'green'. The article was very impressive until I got to the point where it said that much of the cost was paid for with grants from the government. That kind of pissed me off. That means that you and me paid for this clown to build his building, or at least part of it. If that method of construction is so grand, than how come it can't stand on its own two legs? When I installed a steam system in my house that is more efficient than the forced air it replaced, I didn't ask my fellow man to pay the cost of it.