What is ecospecifier?

ecospecifier is an online database and educational knowledgebase of life cycle assessed eco and health preferable products, materials and technologies for the built environment.

It has been developed for the construction sector to provide information on how to design and deliver buildings, interiors and surrounds using environmentally preferable products.

It responds to the growing body of public and private sector clients, and individuals, who want to save energy, water, use resources sustainably, minimise pollution & ecological footprint and reduce negative human health impacts by:

• providing greater clarity about what is and is not ‘green’ 
• enabling easier identification, specification or location of eco and health preferred products 
• facilitating greater understanding of the issues surrounding ecoproducts,
  providing clear, independently assessed and unbiased information
  

Features:

A free to air knowledgebase:

Containing guides to help decision making with regard to optimising eco, health and productivity outcomes such as:

• Priority Setting Guides for in-depth information on complex issues such as plastics, paints and adhesives, carpets, etc.
• A range of detailed category-based technical guides
• Extensive links, further resources, and much more

Sophisticated multi-criteria Product Search functions:

Allowing access to a database to independently vetted eco & health preferable products against nearly 80 common industry categories and 550 sub categories. The database may be queried by industry categories and sub-categories (e.g. floors > carpet), by eco-outcomes (e.g. ‘water efficient’, ‘low VOC’), or by keyword.

What it covers:

ecospecifier assesses and presents information on sustainable and healthy materials, products, technologies, training & published materials relevant to city design, infrastructure and landscaping, building desing, construction and interior fitout, and some operational and maintenance functions of:

• Infrastructure provision
• Greenfields & infil land development
• Residential - new dwellings, multi-unit & alterations & additions
• Commercial - offices, retail, hospitality, ecotourism, health & aged care, etc.
• Educational facilities
• Industrial - manufacturing, warehousing, etc.
• Marinas

How to access the database:

ecospecifier SA database with all of the knowledgebase and a growing list of products are available in the public domain.

For additional information please email lizette@ecospecifier.co.za or call Lizette on +27 21 790 6343.