Aug 12 2010
GreenWizard®, Inc. and MBDC, LLC today announced a new collaborative partnership that will help the green building industry identify Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM products for use in construction projects and in LEED® Certifications.
GreenWizard is a web-based expert system that allows architects, engineers, and contractors to cross-search, compare, and document products for LEED® and green commercial construction. Today, 800+ manufacturers and 250+ architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms, representing $500+ million in combined project value, actively access the GreenWizard workflow solution.
MBDC developed the Cradle to Cradle® Certification program, a comprehensive, multi-attribute program that evaluates building products for safety to human & environmental health, recyclability, and sustainable manufacturing practices. Currently there are over 100 manufacturers around the globe with Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM products that would be utilized throughout the construction and maintenance of a building.
Through this new partnership, MBDC and GreenWizard will work to introduce and maintain Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM product data in GreenWizard’s searchable green product database. By accessing the GreenWizard database, members of the AEC community who are researching or specifying products will be now be able to determine, at a glance, which products are Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM and what LEED points could be earned by specifying these products in a building.
Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Products can help contribute to LEED points in several ways. Buildings that use a minimum percentage of these products can earn an Innovation in Design credit in all of the rating systems. Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Products also earn points as Environmentally Preferable Products (MR 2.2) in the LEED for Homes Rating System and can contribute towards Sustainable Purchasing points (MR 1.1-1.3) in the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Rating System.
“GreenWizard is a great resource for professionals to research and identify architectural and building products with environmental attributes. We are inviting our clients to participate and list their certified products with GreenWizard,” said Steve Bolton, Sr. Consultant at MBDC.
“MBDC has done extremely admirable work with building products through its Cradle to Cradle Certification program,” said Adam Bernholz, GreenWizard’s CEO. “Now, through GreenWizard, these products will be prominently identified in our database for AEC specifiers looking for the most sustainable choices. We are honored to be a conduit for the design community to locate these products.”
Source: http://www.GreenWizard.com/