Green2Green is a free online resource for building professionals seeking technical information and practical advice about green building products. Green2Green is a project of GreenBlue®, a nonprofit institute that works with the private sector to enable the positive redesign of industrial systems.

Green2Green allows users to:

Compare Green Building Products Side-by-Side
Green2Green offers comparisons of products using a variety of environmental, technical, and economic criteria. Each product listing features information about basic characteristics, environmental attributes, affordability, and performance.

Get Credible Environmental Information
For environmental attributes, the site displays manufacturer-supplied data on environmental attributes such as indoor air quality, energy use, third-party certifications, and human health and safety. This allows users to make decisions based on the product attributes that are the most important to them.

Learn Practical Advice From Experts
Green2Green presents expert advice on how to install, use, maintain, and dispose of featured products in order to share best practices in the green building industry. The site will include advice from leading building professionals, public forums on a variety of topics, and product feedback from users.

Locate Products
Green2Green helps professionals locate products by source and dealer location relative to any zip code, and identifies recycled and salvaged options for products. This unique tool allows for easier, greener product selection.

Read more about how Green2Green works here.

Green2Green features building products from the following categories: Insulation, Site, Foundation, Frame, Windows, Mechanicals, Interior, Exterior, Kitchen/Bath, Flooring, and Finishes/Adhesives. Our goal is to provide credible information for all green products on the market. We obtain data from manufacturers who submit information, online retailers, and information from users. Manufacturers are invited to list their product data by clicking here.

Green2Green launched in beta version in November 2007. GreenBlue has continued to grow the site with new features and product listings. By providing information about green products and practices, GreenBlue’s vision is to support the growing green building industry and to encourage the design of innovative and sustainable buildings that contribute to the wellbeing of people and the planet.

Green2Green is guided by an Advisory Committee comprised of professionals representing affordable housing, architecture, academia, development and construction, building supply, and environmental advocacy. Read Bios

GreenBlue stimulates the creative redesign of industry by focusing the expertise of professional communities to create solutions, resources, and opportunities for implementing sustainability. GreenBlue works directly with the private sector to provide decision-makers with pragmatic information about how to improve industrial systems. We engage industry in activities that are broad in scope (e.g., sector wide, life-cycle-based, and supply-chain inclusive) with the potential to result in positive systemic impacts. Visit our website.

Email:
info at green2green period org

Mailing address:
GreenBlue 600 East Water Street, Suite C
Charlottesville, VA 22902

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