The Spec Shaman

The Spec Shaman

The building industry's top specification experts, LEED gurus, and design hotshots offer their best advice, research, and insights to help building product manufacturers increase product specifications. Building product specification is what keeps us up at night. Our team of experts are dedicated to helping building product manufacturers implement meaningful action to create positive outcomes. The goal of this blog is to create insightful, relevant content that building product manufacturers can utilize in their daily lives. Whether you are the company Owner, President, Marketing Manager, Sales Leader, Product Rep, or office intern we hope to provide you with strategies to improve product specification results and grow key parts of your business significantly.

On: Oct 4, 2017 By: GreenCE, Inc.
Mindful MATERIALS – From Database to a Powerful Tool
In 2014 HKS, the 12th largest architecture firm, created a labeling initiative with a focus on data transparency within the product manufacturing world.
On: Oct 3, 2017 By: Brad Blank
What Architects Can Teach Building Product Manufacturers
“Find an inner place. A belief. It sounds mystical. Trust it and never depart from it. Keep your flame alive. Every action should come from that inner belief system,” says Antoine Predock in a recent AIA podcast. Renowned architect and artist, Predock states that buildings are all about process.
On: Sep 29, 2017 By: Brad Blank
Does Your Product Contribute to the LEED v4 Low-Emitting Materials Credit?
There are several significant changes in LEED v4 compared to previous versions of the ratings system. The LEED v4 BD+C Low-Emitting Materials credit has several changes which we will explore.
On: Sep 26, 2017 By: GreenCE, Inc.
Product Manufacturers Take Notice of Perkins + Will’s Precautionary List
In 2009 Perkins + Will launched the Precautionary List. This giant in the industry ranked 4th in the world in 2017 according to ArchDaily, and has long led the way in the transparency branch of the green movement.
On: Sep 20, 2017 By: Brad Blank
 <p>How do precast concrete products fit into the LEED v4 rating system?
How do precast concrete products fit into the LEED v4 rating system? What LEED credits apply to precast concrete products? The National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) has released The Precaster’s Guide to LEED v4 to help manufacturers navigate the LEED rating system.

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GreenCE offers AIA HSW online continuing education, LEED online courses, ADA online courses, and LEED Exam Prep. GreenCE helps design professionals obtain their AIA HSW hours, LEED-specific hours, barrier-free hours, and IDCEC CE hours. The website delivers LEED Exam Prep for the LEED Green Associate exam, LEED BD+C exam, and LEED O+M exam. The online LEED certification courses educate architects, engineers, interior designers, contractors, and students.

GreenCE is a USGBC Education Partner that offers the only free LEED exam prep in the country. The LEED certification course includes a free LEED exam study guide, free LEED practice questions, and LEED certification tips and strategies. In addition, GreenCE offers free courses for LEED APs to obtain their LEED BD+C hours, LEED ID+C hours, and LEED O+M hours. Most GBCI courses are free and in video format.

GreenCE is an AIA Education Provider and offers free AIA online courses. The free AIA courses are sponsored by building product manufacturers. In addition, the platform offers barrier-free ADA courses for Texas and California architects. Texas barrier-free online courses and California Accessibility courses meet state requirements. TX ADA courses and CA ADA courses are created by the top ADA experts in the country.

Building product manufacturers can get specified by using GreenCE services. GreenCE develops AIA and LEED courses for product manufacturers to educate architects. The online architect courses help build brand awareness about building products. In addition, GreenCE hosts manufacturer webinars for 200-300 architects at a time. The AIA webinars and LEED webinars are free for architects who can learn about various products.

Finally, GreenCE helps manufacturers develop Health Product Declarations (HPDs), LEED v4 product documentation, mindful MATERIALS documentation, Google Portico documentation, and Declare Labels. We value our relationships with design professionals and building product manufacturers. They are crucial to our success.