Resources for Builders

Material Suppliers and Product Information

ForestWorld: The Sustainable Forest Products Resource
ForestWorld is a resource on forest certification and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood products. Site includes an online marketplace for FSC-certified wood, research tools, consulting services and information on forest certification and global forestry.

Green Building Products by McGraw-Hill Sweets

Green Home Guide
Product information and articles on green home remodeling.

Green Seal
Independent, nonprofit organization that identifies and promotes products and services that cause less toxic pollution and waste, conserve resources and habitats and minimize global warming and ozone depletion. Web site feature policy information, product recommendations and publications.

Greenguard Environmental Institute™
Independent, nonprofit organization tests and certifies building materials and interior products for low chemical and particle emissions.

Oikos
Features current news, archives from the former Energy Source Builder newsletter, a library, and the Oikos Product Directory, previously known as the REDI database. The directory contains over 2,500 companies and organizations and covers a variety of products, including recycled plastic lumber, solar water heaters, indoor ventilation equipment, home appliances, paints and finishes low in volatile organic compounds, lumber reclaimed from old buildings and lumber harvested from forests certified for sustainable management.

Recycled Content Product (RPC) Database
Site features the California Integrated Waste Management Board’s RPC database of over 10,000 materials, products and businesses

Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) 4.0
BEES 4.0 software measures the environmental performance of building products by using the environmental life-cycle assessment approach specified in ISO 14000 standards. Site has free downloads of BEES software as well as other economic analysis tools.