Transcript Slide 1

Home Page: Orientation
Quick Links:
• Finding out value of EcoSpex if you are a
design/construction professional or
supplier/manufacturer.
• Knowledge Centre (see slide 28).
• Recommend A Product (see slides 13-14).
• FAQs.
• Site Search/Map.
Home Page: Product Search
You can use the
‘Search’ option to find
the name of a product
or category, find
suppliers or
Manufacturer in that
have been verified in
alphabetical order.
Find Utility (Electrical,
Gas and Water)
Incentives programs,
or UTILIZE quick and
easy advance search
option to find specific
criteria such as LEEDV4
Compliance.
Home Page: Finding products...
Or click through to product search by ‘Master Spec
Format’ drop-down menu or by clicking directly on
Substructure or the Product Search options
Different Paths to Search for Products
Or click Substructure to access product categories within
MasterFormat and next menu of choices of the drop-down
menu.
Home Page: Verified Products
Access recently
verified products
or products
under-going
verification,
products are
updated weekly.
Home Page: Events & News
‘Training & Events’: Lists
upcoming webinars,
workshops, demos and
events. All webinars are
free to end-users.
‘Spotlight’: our news
section.
‘Construct The Future’:
North American trends for
materials.
Home Page: Recommend a Product
‘Recommend a Product’ Users
can communicate with
EcoSpex staff regarding a
successful product they’ve
used on a project which is not
currently listed on EcoSpex.
Home Page: Recommend a Product
‘Recommend a Product’: If
there’s a product you’ve
worked with and would
like to see on EcoSpex, fill
out the form and we’ll
contact that organization
to see if they’d like to have
their product verified by
EcoSpex.
Home Page: Practical Tips on how to use EcoSpex
Click on the “Learn More About
EcoSpex” and access how to use
our system and features:
1. Demo PowerPoint of key
features of how to use EcoSpex
and save time.
2. Frequently Downloaded
Products
3. Access the YOUTUBE
presentation on how to use
EcoSpex via the audio.
Design or Construction Professional? Supplier or
Manufacture?
If you are a Supplier or a
Manufacture click here to sign up
and learn about the Verified
Enhanced Listing (VEL), it will
strengthen your brand positioning as
it cuts through “green washing”. Our
VEL will enhance your competitive
advantage by transforming
sustainability leadership into a
compelling market driver.
If you are a Design or Construction Professional please
click here to access our register and learn how EcoSpex can
you help you save time and money. All Free.
Register
First time User – please register!
Home Page: Knowledge Centre …
Our Knowledge Centre contains valuable information to support
industry and academic reports, journals and other relevant
publications regarding the built environment. All Free!
Sustainable Construction Tips
- Sustainable Construction Tips
Located in the Blue MasterFormat navigation bar you can click directly on the
Substructure, Shell, Interiors etc. and access valuable sustainable construction tips .
EcoSpex will provide industry, academia and government with a collection of
sustainable facts, construction process, environmentally conscious design techniques,
resources and links within each of the UniFormat categories. Its Free!
Knowledge Centre
Code Compliance: for
Industry articles & updated green
building programs.
All utility incentives listed by
province.
Updates to standards & green
building rating programs are listed
here.
Industry organizations that play a role in the
green building product sector.
Extensive glossary includes terms not
listed in hovers.
Material trends in North
America.
How do I find Products on EcoSpex?
There are 2 ways from the Home Page:
1.
2.
Product Search Results
Verified Enhanced
Listing will appear
with a logo under
‘Listing Type’.
Click on any of the
grey titles and a
hover will pop up
explaining what
each section means.
If you click the green
checkmarks you can
download important
items for viewing.
Utility incentives programs
are summarized/captured
Basic Listing will
appear with a logo
under ‘Listing Type’.
Product Search Results
Our Innovative
the Sustainable
and Technical
Fact Sheet (see
next slide)
summarizes
critical
sustainable +
technical
attributes.
If you click the
green
checkmarks you
can download
important item
for viewing.
Sustainable + Technical Fact Summary - Product Search
Results
You can
download any
of these
documents
from the
Product Search
Results Page.
Product Search Results
‘Compare’ and Add
to Projects allows you
to save critical
documents and or
compare attributes of
a product.
Each checkmark
contains a word or
PDF. Products can
be dragged or
clicked into ‘Add to
Projects’.
If you
can cl
boxes
or ‘Co
Product Search Results: Code Compliance
Canadian
Construction
Materials Centre
(CCMC) Code
Compliance: for
manufactures that
have a CCMC
document or
equivalent.
Operates within
the National
Research Council
of Canada's (NRC)
Construction
Portfolio.
Product Search Results: LEEDV4
Find out more about
the upcoming and
changes to LEEDV 4
and how EcoSpex can
help. LEED v4 is the
newest USGBC update
to the LEED rating
systems. Changes from
LEED 2009 are seen in
three main categories:
new market sectors,
increased technical
rigor and streamlined
services. LEED v4 raises
the bar on leadership.
Substantially reworked,
the Materials &
Resources section of
LEED v4 is different
from LEED 2009 in that
it applies lifecycle
thinking at the wholebuilding and product
level.
Access to the “Verified Enhanced Listing” or the
“Basic”
Click on the
EcoTouch blue
letter (live
link) or the
icon to access
the Verified
Enhanced
Listing (VEL),
critical
information
the EcoSpex
team has 3rd
party
verified.
Basic Listing
You can print this
page, email a
colleague, share or
give us your
feedback.
‘Basic Listing’
includes product
name, thumbnail,
manufacturer
name and
manufacturer
contact
information.
Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL)
The VEL contains 7 active
tabs with critical
information that has been
verified and published by
the EcoSpex team. Click on
each tab for.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Company Overview
Product Information
Green Building Rating
Compliance
Specifications
Manufacturer Experience
Product Library
Product Inquiry
Company Overview - Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL)
‘Company Overview’
tab includes company
name, general
information,
downloadable
corporate reporting
and contact info.
Product Information - Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL)
Product Overview







Product Name
Product Description
Product Type
Product Category
MASTERFORMAT Number
UNIFORMAT Number
Product images
Product Technical Information
Product Environmental Information
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Carbon Footprint
Primary Energy & Water Use
What has been done to minimize product
packaging when shipped to a project site?
Recycled Content
Rapidly Renewable Content
Health - Is your product in a category that requires
testing for one of the following? If so, please
attach supporting documents
Is your product in a category that requires testing
for VOCs? if so, please attach supporting
documents
LEEDV4 (in progress)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Size/Dimensions of a unit
Options
Colours (if applicable)
Product Composition /Constituents
Warranty
Life Expectancy/Durability
Technical Specifications
Has your product been assessed for code compliance by a third party?
What type of project does your product typically get specified into?
Installation & Maintenance Information
Purchase Options
Product FAQ
5 images will
uploaded and
rotating. Each
blue section will
contain the
critical
documents that
have been 3rd
party audited
and uploaded by
the ECOSPEX
team. Key
features will be
to save as PDF,
or to my Projects
or email etc.
Product Information – Verified continued…
Facility Information
Product End of Life Information
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Reuse Potential (Designed for Disassembly)
What is the Recyclable packaging, percentage by
weight:
Recyclability
Recycling Potential
Energy Recovery Potential
Waste Classification
Biodegradability/Compostable
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Product Reporting
•
•
•
•
•
Type I: ISO 14024 - Environmental Labelling Programs
(Eco-labels)
Type II: ISO 14021 - Self Declared Environmental Claims
Type III: ISO 14025 - Environmental Product Declarations
Other Third-Party Product Certificates
Product Reports
Country or countries of manufacture/Manufacturing Locations?
Address(es) or GPS coordinate(s)for finding products closet to your project
site
Assembly location(s) where product is manufactured (if different from
above)
Have any of your facilities undertaken an energy audit?
Does your manufacturing facility produce on-site renewable energy?
(Choose from drop-down).
Do you purchase electricity from a utility which produces its own
renewable energy? (Choose from drop down)."
Does the manufacturing facility/facilities where this product is produced
purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from a certifier provider?
If so, enter the percentage of total electricity usage covered by the RECs
Does the manufacturing facility/facilities where this product is
manufactured offset its carbon use by participating in a carbon offsetting
scheme
Does a certified local renewable energy system(s) provide energy directly
to the manufacturing facility/facilities where this product is produced?
Zero waste facility
Responsible Sourcing
•
Other Third-Party Product Certificates - These certificates need to be
disaggregated into product and company scale and added to the appropriate
areas
Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL): Green Building Rating
Green Building Rating
Compliance describes how this
product meets the intent of
LEED credits. LEED alignment is
verified by our third-party
verification team against LEED
Canada and USGBC rating
systems.
Additionally, we offer suppliers/
manufactures the opportunity
to meet other rating
schemes/programs.
Click the blue boxes to access
to data sheets demonstrating
the manufacturer’s
contribution to LEED
requirements. You can then
save them as a PDF or to your
projects.
Specifications: Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL)
The ‘Specifications’
tab includes a 3-part
spec developed and
verified by Digicon
Information Inc. All
specifications will
have a seal of
approval.
Manufacturer Experience:
Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL)
2 page brief
description of the
case study.
For more info, click
PDF.
The ‘Manufacturer
Experience’ tab
showcases 1 case study
of the
supplier/manufactures
green building project,
the case study has
been customized to
support the design
professional & 1 case
study for builders/
contractors. Developed
by EcoSpex in a
standardized format.
Product Library: Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL):
The ‘Product Library’ tab displays additional technical
documents such as a product’s Terms & Conditions, Installation
Documents/Video, Incentives, and CAD Drawings by PDF.
Product Inquiry: Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL)
The ‘Product Inquiry’ allows
users from anywhere in the
world to connect to
Canadian and USA
manufactures. EcoSpex staff
will be alerted to inform
manufacturers that they
have a interested inquiry.
Additionally, inquiries can
provide what type of
project they are working on,
project stage, and the
value. This helps EcoSpex
staff track all economic
opportunities on behalf of
our manufactures/suppliers.
Where We’re At
September 2013: Pilot Program, Phase 1
• Recruiting manufacturers to join and sign up to get
verified
• Delivering workshops/lunch and learns to the
Designers, contractors & builder communities
2014: Phase 2
• Extended site features
• Non-LEED green building rating systems alignment
• BIM integration
• Smart Market Specification Reports
• Mobile application/iPad tablet
EcoSpex
Julie Scarcella
519 599-6003
[email protected]
www.ecospex.com