Ecospecifier is a free online resource that is designed to support the building and manufacturing sectors in their quest to achieve ecogically aware designs. Their aim is to promote ‘the protection and restoration of natural systems by reducing the impact of products and built environments and by building awareness of practical solutions that support healthy environments and ecological regeneration.‘
Their services include ecospecifier global product listings, where you can start your materials research by viewing some of the exceptional products that ecospecifier Global has assessed and verified as compliant to various Global Green Building Rating Schemes. Just click on the product of your choice for critical life-cycle assessed information and product availablity in your region to help you begin making decisions about materials selection for your next green building, interior or development project.
Their invaluable Knowledge Green seeks to bring together guidance on priority setting and decision-making in the Eco-Priorities section. Also included is a selection of their large range of local and international case-studies and links, indexed by project type from health and aged care through to residential. There are a number of informative and useful downloads, from green design tools to eco-footprint calculators and LCA software tools available. It also includes links to other rich and informative information sites on the Internet.
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Great site, keep it up!
Hey there! This is kind of off topic but I need some advice
from an established blog. Is it hard to set up your own blog?
I’m not very techincal but I can figure things out pretty fast. I’m thinking about setting up my own but I’m not sure where to begin. Do you have any ideas or suggestions? Many thanks
Hi Clara, we learnt from trial and error. We are using WordPress which our Institute subscribes to. There are a host of free platforms available as well. They are easy to use and all have instructions, handy templates for design, etc.
I had a quick look on the web and thought this site might be of some use to you:
How to Blog: Blogging Tips for Beginners
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/14/blogging-for-beginners-2/
Good luck with it.