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Construction Specifications Institute in Alliance with GreenWizard
GreenWizard to Adopt and Promote CSI’s MasterFormat & GreenFormat
Charleston, SC – May 10, 2010_GreenWizard Inc. and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) today announced that GreenWizard will adopt CSI’s formats, and the two organizations will promote a common approach to organizing green product information.
GreenWizard is a web-based expert system that allows architects, engineers, and contractors to cross-search, compare, and purchase products for LEED commercial construction. With this alliance, GreenWizard will follow CSI’s MasterFormat and GreenFormat standards in GreenWizard’s online product database, a unique green-product database that allows architects, engineers, and contractors to search for green products, determine their LEED point eligibility, and order products for LEED commercial construction.
CSI will work with GreenWizard to integrate product data in both databases to simplify search and access to information. In addition to incorporating the structure of MasterFormat and GreenFormat into its database, GreenWizard will make access to GreenFormat available as a source of extended green-product information. GreenFormat is a web-based format that allows building product manufacturers to accurately self-report the sustainable attributes of their products through an online questionnaire.
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If a product is in GreenFormat and GreenWizard, GreenWizard will present it in our database with a GreenFormat designation,” said Jerry Lepore, President and COO of GreenWizard. “This alliance is really focused on promoting standards-adoption and bringing a level of predictability and consistency to green product databases, here at GreenWizard and throughout the industry.”
“GreenFormat is a nice complement to GreenWizard,” said CSI Technical Director Roger Grant, CSI, CDT. “It extends the product acquisition services of GreenWizard with the full range of information about a product’s sustainable performance characteristics found in a GreenFormat listing.”
About GreenWizard
GreenWizard, Inc, is a technology company dedicated to empowering architects, engineers, and contractors to build greener structures for less money in less time. The Company offers the only web-based software platform that allows users to analyze and select green building materials based on a wide array of preferences and inputs, ultimately reducing the time and money spent in the procurement process. The Company employs a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) software model delivered over the Internet for its process automation tool, communication center, business analytics, and interactive marketplace. The platform allows project participants to efficiently navigate the most comprehensive and up-to-date database of green building products, utilizing the most advanced analytical tools and information available in the market. The Charleston, SC-based company was founded in 2008. More info: www.greenwizard.com.
About CSI
CSI is a national association dedicated to creating standards and formats to improve construction documents and project delivery. The organization is unique in the industry in that its members are a cross-section of specifiers, architects, engineers, contractors and building materials suppliers. The organization has 148 chapters and 13,000 members. Monthly Chapter meetings allow members the opportunity to communicate openly with their counterparts and exchange information for successful project management. CSI is renowned in the industry for its rigorous certification programs for professionals seeking to improve their knowledge of accurate and concise construction documents. CSI provides continuing education, professional conferences and product shows. More info: www.csinet.org.