New BuildingGreen Website Offers Easier Access to Authoritative Green Building Information

BuildingGreen, Inc., publishers of the most authoritative, independent information for the green building industry, launched its new website, BuildingGreen.com, on July 30^th, 2007. The new website design provides architects, designers, building owners, contractors, and other green building professionals with greater power to find, use, and share the information they need, whether it be product reviews or news articles on the latest in green building.

“With the dramatic growth in the green building industry, professionals need clear, objective, and well presented information on green design and building, and with this new release our website serves that need better than ever,” said BuildingGreen, Inc. president Alex Wilson.

BuildingGreen.com is the membership-based website from BuildingGreen, Inc., publishers of the GreenSpec© product directory and Environmental Building News. The website's new look better represents the depth and quality of the information on green products and strategies. Members can find the information they need using the new, more powerful, navigation. Members can also read current news from the green building industry, email product listings and articles to clients and colleagues, and use enhanced search capabilities to make the vast collection of information more accessible.

“Our goal with this new website is to provide industry professionals with better access to more information,” said Wilson. “This new design raises the bar on the presentation of in-depth green design information.” For example, feature articles digging deeply into a single topic, for which BuildingGreen is known in the industry, now have a embedded tables of contents so that readers can find important sections and graphics at a glance. Information available on BuildingGreen.com includes recent articles and archives from Environmental Building News, an annotated directory of the best green building publications, green product listings that make up the GreenSpec© product directory, a calendar of green events, and a database of high performance green projects.

“Unlike other websites in the construction and design sector, BuildingGreen.com carries no outside advertising,” said Wilson, “making our website easier to use, and ensuring that we are not pressured to compromise our independent judgment of green building products and strategies.”

Membership in BuildingGreen.com costs $199 per year for individuals, with discounts available for AIA members, IIDA members, ASID members, and bulk purchases. BuildingGreen also offers special rates for whole-organization access for companies and educational institutions, and a special introductory rate tailored for individuals using the website to conduct research.

For more information on BuildingGreen.com or other resources produced by BuildingGreen, Inc., visit www.BuildingGreen.com; e-mail Info@BuildingGreen.com; or call 800-861-0954 (outside the U.S. and Canada, call 802-257-7300).

BuildingGreen, Inc. has provided the building industry with quality information on sustainable design and construction since its founding in 1985. Publications include Environmental Building News; the GreenSpec© Directory; the residential product directory Green Building Products; and the integrated, online BuildingGreen Suite.