February 6, 2006—The expanded and revised 6th edition of the widely used GreenSpec Directory of environmentally preferable building products contains nearly 2,000 listings, providing architects, building owners, and builders with the most complete source for green building product information, says the publisher, BuildingGreen, Inc.
Thousands of building-industry professionals use the book to identify and gather unbiased information on products that can improve the environmental performance and energy efficiency of buildings, says BuildingGreen. More than 200 product listings were added in this edition, and 100 were dropped. Products dropped include those discontinued in the past year, those for which the manufacturing has changed (reducing recycled content, for example), and those that fail to qualify under new, tighter GreenSpec criteria.
Of particular note are significant changes to the criteria the editors use in selecting products for inclusion. Among the new or refined criteria are products that reduce stormwater pollution, products that help noise control, and products that enhance community well-being.
For more information on GreenSpec or other resources published by BuildingGreen, Inc., visit the Web site. or call 800-861-0954 (outside the US and Canada, call 802-257-7300).
