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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: 

• 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

PRODUCT TITLE	AUTHOR
CSI GreenFormat Sustainable Product Reporting Guide	Mr. Roger Grant