May 26, 2004—Two leading organizations have launched GreenerBuildings.com, a free Web site to provide companies of all sizes and sectors with information and resources on the full spectrum of environmental issues related to buildings and facilities.
GreenerBuildings.com, a partnership between the U.S. Green Building Council and the National Environmental Education & Training Foundations GreenBiz.com, is designed to help companies understand the business case for green building and access organizations, tools, case studies, news stories, and other resources related to greener building practices.
Visitors to GreenerBuildings.com can find information on a range of topics, including architecture and design, building materials, energy use, facility management, interiors, land use, waste management, and water use. The site also includes a calendar of green-building events, a series of backgrounders on green building topics, and guest columns. With the click of a mouse button, the users view of the site can be reorganized according to the credits that make up the U.S. Green Building Councils LEED green building standard.
The site will be updated regularly, with news, events, guest columns, and new resources added on a weekly basis. Users can keep up to date through a free electronic newsletter, GreenerBuildings News.
Since its founding, the U.S. Green Building Council has grown to more than 4,000 leading national and international organizations and companies.
GreenBiz.com,a program of the nonprofit National Environmental Education & Training Foundation, provides information and training to companies of all sizes and sectors. It harnesses the Internet to bring authoritative, accurate, and balanced information and resources to the private sector.
Sponsors of GreenerBuildings.com include Antron, AT&T, Durra Building Systems, DPR Construction, Holcim, Interface, Mannington, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Sherwin-Williams, and Warner Bros. Studios.
