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BRE Certification Unveils Green Book Live

July 30, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS

Obtain a quoteBRE Certification launched the Green Book Live web site, an online source of reference information for specifiers and users of environmental products and services.

Green Book Live was designed as a free online database designed to help specifiers and end-users identify products and services that can help to reduce their impact on the environment.

Green Book Live features listings from a number of organizations and delivers information on green products and services - some approved to stringent environmental requirements and others based on information provided by manufacturers and trade bodies.

Just over half the U.K.'s total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are attributed to buildings. According to BRE, the correct identification and specification of products and services could help to reduce the impact of the construction industry on the environment.

Green Book Live enables specifiers and end-users to select products and services that demonstrate their commitment to environmental best practice.

A wide range of products and services, from commercial building products and services to domestic energy efficiency products can be found within Green Book Live:

  • BREEAM Assessors - BRE Environmental Assessment Method.
  • Clear Skies (Microgeneration) - Energy generation products and installers.
  • Competent Persons for Building CO2 Emission Rate Calculation.
  • Energy Saving Recommended - Domestic energy saving products.
  • Environmental Profiles - Construction product life cycle assessment.
  • ISO 14001 Certified companies - Environmental management systems.
  • Recycled Building Products Network.
  • SMARTWaste - Tools for better waste management.

The introductions to each section were compiled to explain what, if any, approval processes were applied for the products or services to be listed. It is recommended that, where possible, specifiers select on the basis of an independent third-party approval or ensure that they communicate directly with manufacturers and suppliers to verify claims relating to performance and/or environmental benefit.

The intention of the Green Book Live was to expand coverage to include all areas of building and building products. GreenBookLive.com builds on the existing BRE Red Books, reference sources for fire and security products and services.

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The Green Book Live can be accessed online at: http://www.greenbooklive.com.

Source: BRE.

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