CSI GreenFormat Sustainable Product Reporting Guide
Research Purpose:
To complete the development and fielding of GreenFormat, a new CSI Format for presenting structured product data about sustainability for the purpose of evaluation and specification of building products. The project produced an industry standard reporting format and a database-driven website for manufacturers to list, and for construction professionals to find, sustainable performance data on building products.
Research Products:
To complete the development and fielding of GreenFormat, a new CSI Format for presenting structured product data about sustainability for the purpose of evaluation and specification of building products. The project produced an industry standard reporting format and a database-driven website for manufacturers to list, and for construction professionals to find, sustainable performance data on building products.
Research Products:
- A standard format for structuring information about building products’ environmental claims, and other environmental attributes based on accepted standards and certifications.
- Web interface (www.greenformat.com) to allow manufacturers to self-complete and update GreenFormat for their product(s) that also provides open access to completed product data forms for the building team to use when selecting and evaluating products.
- A relational database for storing manufacturer product data with specific modules for key product categories built on the framework of CSI MasterFormat 2004 Edition - the industry standard for accessing building product information. Both the database and web interface will be built on the same platform as the MasterFormat website - www.masterformat.com.
- Usage guidelines, procedures and a support system to enable manufacturers to readily provide product information and help users understand the information.
- Alliances with other environmental information service organizations to leverage the value of standardized product data.
- An ongoing operation that promotes the open use of GreenFormat by designers and the listing of product information by manufacturers while also funding the marketing, maintenance and management of the process.
| Grantee: Construction Specifications Institute Foundation | Grant Award: $203,208 |
| Period: October 2007 – May 2009 | P.I.: Mr. Roger Grant |
| Industry Champion: Construction Specifications Institute and U.S. Green Buildings Council | |
| CPF Grant #05-07 |
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| PRODUCT TITLE | AUTHOR |
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| CSI GreenFormat Sustainable Product Reporting Guide | Mr. Roger Grant |
