15 April 2007

Finding green products and materials

For a lot of people who are building and renovating, finding green and environmentally friendly products and materials can be a research challenge.

The easier way is to make use of ecospecifier. Ecospecifier is an online resource of over 3000 eco products, materials and technologies for the built environment.

The website is for those who want to save energy and water, use our resources sustainably, minimise pollution & our ecological footprint and to reduce negative human health impacts. The information available includes clarifying what is and is not ‘green’, enabling easier identification, specification or location of eco and health preferred products.

The service is a subscription based system which is aimed at businesses, however they provide a 6 week home user subsription for $88.00.