It’s a Little Easier Being Green

Good To Be Green rolls out New Directory:

Seattle based, Good To Be Green, Inc has released their latest tool for environmentally minded consumers looking for green building products in both the commercial and residential markets. This new feature, called Profiled Listings for Products, includes in-depth information on products, downloadable product documentation and automatically finds local retailers or contractor/installers in the user’s vicinity.

    The searchable directory is at http://www.goodtobegreen.com. I played around with it for a little while last night.  It’s a pretty nice idea that hopefully will grow more useful over time.  In the Find Residential Products section I did find lots of results that were worth looking into.  I found the Find Professional Services tool far less useful. 

    I started by looking for Green landscapers in Pennsylvania and found zero results.  I checked NJ since thats right across the river and again came up with none.  I widened my search to the entire mid-Atlantic region and finally got a hit for Donna Walcavage Landscape Architecture & Urban Design in Brooklyn, NY – a bit outside of my area. 

    I guess that shouldn’t be surprising for a new service that originated in the Pacific Northwest.   A search for Green landscapers in the Pacific region turned up three hits.

    What makes this directory a bit different from other most other online directories is that in order for a company to be listed, they must have a brick and mortar presence where people can purchase their products.

Chidozie Bright, President and CEO of Good To Be Green had this to say:

"This is win-win across the board for consumers, manufacturers, retailers, and contractors. Not only can people figure out what they can use as a building alternative, they can also read documentation and then follow through with buying it themselves at their local store or calling a local installer to do it for them. This takes the common directory to a whole new level by completing the retail circle, a far cry from the ‘here’s a list now you figure it out’ mentality."

Hopefully making information like this availiable to a wider audience will help people make a more informed and more environmentally safe and energy efficient  decisions when it comes to home building and remodeling.