Home Page: Orientation

2. Quick Links: • Finding out value of EcoSpex if you are a design/construction professional or supplier/manufacturer. • Knowledge Centre (see slide 28). • Recommend A Product (see slides 13-14). • FAQs. • Site Search/Map. Home Page: Orientation

3. You can use the ‘Search’ option to find the name of a product or category, find suppliers or Manufacturer in that have been verified in alphabetical order. Find Utility (Electrical, Gas and Water) Incentives programs, or UTILIZE quick and easy advance search option to find specific criteria such as LEEDV4 Compliance. Home Page: Product Search

4. Home Page: Finding products... Or click through to product search by ‘Master Spec Format’ drop-down menu or by clicking directly on Substructure or the Product Search options

5. Different Paths to Searchfor Products Or click Substructure to access product categories within MasterFormat and next menu of choices of the drop-down menu.

6. Home Page: Verified Products Access recently verified products or products under-going verification, products are updated weekly.

7. Home Page: Events & News ‘Training & Events’: Lists upcoming webinars, workshops, demos and events. All webinars are free to end-users. ‘Spotlight’: our news section. ‘Construct The Future’: North American trends for materials.

8. Home Page: Recommend a Product ‘Recommend a Product’ Users can communicate with EcoSpex staff regarding a successful product they’ve used on a project which is not currently listed on EcoSpex.

9. ‘Recommend a Product’: If there’s a product you’ve worked with and would like to see on EcoSpex, fill out the form and we’ll contact that organization to see if they’d like to have their product verified by EcoSpex. Home Page: Recommend a Product

10. Click on the “Learn More About EcoSpex” and access how to use our system and features: 1. Demo PowerPoint of key features of how to use EcoSpex and save time. 2. Frequently Downloaded Products 3. Access the YOUTUBE presentation on how to use EcoSpex via the audio. Home Page: Practical Tips on how to use EcoSpex

11. Design orConstruction Professional? Supplier or Manufacture? If you are a Supplier or a Manufacture click here to sign up and learn about the Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL), it will strengthen your brand positioning as it cuts through “green washing”. Our VEL will enhance your competitive advantage by transforming sustainability leadership into a compelling market driver. If you are a Design or Construction Professional please click here to access our register and learn how EcoSpex can you help you save time and money. All Free.

12. First time User – please register! Register

13. Home Page: Knowledge Centre … Our Knowledge Centre contains valuable information to support industry and academic reports, journals and other relevant publications regarding the built environment. All Free!

14. - Sustainable Construction Tips Sustainable Construction Tips Located in the Blue MasterFormat navigation bar you can click directly on the Substructure, Shell, Interiors etc. and access valuable sustainable construction tips . EcoSpex will provide industry, academia and government with a collection of sustainable facts, construction process, environmentally conscious design techniques, resources and links within each of the UniFormat categories. Its Free!

15. Code Compliance: for Knowledge Centre Industry articles & updated green building programs. All utility incentives listed by province. Updates to standards & green building rating programs are listed here. Industry organizations that play a role in the green building product sector. Extensive glossary includes terms not listed in hovers. Material trends in North America.

16. How do I find Products on EcoSpex? There are 2 ways from the Home Page: 1. 2.

17. Verified Enhanced Listing will appear with a logo under ‘Listing Type’. Click on any of the grey titles and a hover will pop up explaining what each section means. Product Search Results If you click the green checkmarks you can download important items for viewing. Utility incentives programs are summarized/captured Basic Listing will appear with a logo under ‘Listing Type’.

18. Our Innovative the Sustainable and Technical Fact Sheet (see next slide) summarizes critical sustainable + technical attributes. Product Search Results If you click the green checkmarks you can download important items for viewing.

19. You can download any of these documents from the Product Search Results Page. Sustainable + Technical Fact Summary - Product Search Results

20. ‘Compare’ and Add to Projects allows you to save critical documents and or compare attributes of a product. Product Search Results Each checkmark contains a word or PDF. Products can be dragged or clicked into ‘Add to Projects’. If you like the products you can click one box or all the boxes and ‘ADD to Projects’ or ‘Compare’.

21. Product Search Results: Code Compliance Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) Code Compliance: for manufactures that have a CCMC document or equivalent. Operates within the National Research Council of Canada's (NRC) Construction Portfolio.

22. Find out more about the upcoming and changes to LEEDV 4 and how EcoSpex can help. LEED v4 is the newest USGBC update to the LEED rating systems. Changes from LEED 2009 are seen in three main categories: new market sectors, increased technical rigor and streamlined services. LEED v4 raises the bar on leadership. Substantially reworked, the Materials & Resources section of LEED v4 is different from LEED 2009 in that it applies lifecycle thinking at the whole-building and product level. Product Search Results: LEEDV4

23. Access to the “Verified Enhanced Listing” or the “Basic” Click on the EcoTouch blue letter (live link) or the icon to access the Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL), critical information the EcoSpex team has 3rd party verified.

24. You can print this page, email a colleague, share or give us your feedback. Basic Listing ‘Basic Listing’ includes product name, thumbnail, manufacturer name and manufacturer contact information.

25. The VEL contains 7 active tabs with critical information that has been verified and publishedby the EcoSpex team. Click on each tab for. • Company Overview • Product Information • Green Building Rating Compliance • Specifications • Manufacturer Experience • Product Library • Product Inquiry Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL)

26. ‘Company Overview’ tab includes company name, general information, downloadable corporate reporting and contact info. Company Overview - Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL)

27. Product Overview • Product Name • Product Description • Product Type • Product Category • MASTERFORMAT Number • UNIFORMAT Number • Product images 5 images will uploaded and rotating. Each blue section will contain the critical documents that have been 3rd party audited and uploaded by the ECOSPEX team. Key features will be to save as PDF, or to my Projects or email etc. Product Information - Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL) • Product Technical Information • Size/Dimensions of a unit • Options • Colours (if applicable) • Product Composition /Constituents • Warranty • Life Expectancy/Durability • Technical Specifications • Has your product been assessed for code compliance by a third party? • What type of project does your product typically get specified into? • Installation & Maintenance Information • Purchase Options • Product FAQ • Product Environmental Information • Carbon Footprint • Primary Energy & Water Use • What has been done to minimize product packaging when shipped to a project site? • Recycled Content • Rapidly Renewable Content • Health - Is your product in a category that requires testing for one of the following? If so, please attach supporting documents • Is your product in a category that requires testing for VOCs? if so, please attach supporting documents • LEEDV4 (in progress)

28. Facility Information • Product End of Life Information • Country or countries of manufacture/Manufacturing Locations? • Address(es) or GPS coordinate(s)for finding products closet to your project site • Assembly location(s) where product is manufactured (if different from above) • Have any of your facilities undertaken an energy audit? • Does your manufacturing facility produce on-site renewable energy? (Choose from drop-down). Do you purchase electricity from a utility which produces its own renewable energy? (Choose from drop down)." • Does the manufacturing facility/facilities where this product is produced purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from a certifier provider? If so, enter the percentage of total electricity usage covered by the RECs • Does the manufacturing facility/facilities where this product is manufactured offset its carbon use by participating in a carbon offsetting scheme • Does a certified local renewable energy system(s) provide energy directly to the manufacturing facility/facilities where this product is produced? • Zero waste facility • Reuse Potential (Designed for Disassembly) • What is the Recyclable packaging, percentage by weight: • Recyclability • Recycling Potential • Energy Recovery Potential • Waste Classification • Biodegradability/Compostable Product Information – Verified continued… • Responsible Sourcing • Product Reporting • Type I: ISO 14024 - Environmental Labelling Programs (Eco-labels) • Type II: ISO 14021 - Self Declared Environmental Claims • Type III: ISO 14025 - Environmental Product Declarations • Other Third-Party Product Certificates • Product Reports • Other Third-Party Product Certificates - These certificates need to be disaggregated into product and company scale and added to the appropriate areas

29. Green Building Rating Compliancedescribes how this product meets the intent of LEED credits. LEED alignment is verified by our third-party verification team against LEED Canada and USGBC rating systems. Additionally, we offer suppliers/ manufactures the opportunity to meet other rating schemes/programs. Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL): Green Building Rating Click the blue boxes to access to data sheets demonstrating the manufacturer’s contribution to LEED requirements. You can then save them as a PDF or to your projects.

30. Specifications: Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL) The ‘Specifications’ tab includes a 3-part spec developed and verified by Digicon Information Inc. All specifications will have a seal of approval.

31. The ‘Manufacturer Experience’ tab showcases 1 case study of the supplier/manufactures green building project, the case study has been customized to support the design professional & 1 case study for builders/ contractors. Developed by EcoSpex in a standardized format. Manufacturer Experience: Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL) 2 page brief description of the case study. For more info, click PDF.

32. Product Library: Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL): The ‘Product Library’ tab displays additional technical documents such as a product’s Terms & Conditions, Installation Documents/Video, Incentives, and CAD Drawings by PDF.

33. Product Inquiry: Verified Enhanced Listing (VEL) The ‘Product Inquiry’ allows users from anywhere in the world to connect to Canadian and USA manufactures. EcoSpex staff will be alerted to inform manufacturers that they have a interested inquiry. Additionally, inquiries can provide what type of project they are working on, project stage, and the value. This helps EcoSpex staff track all economic opportunities on behalf of our manufactures/suppliers.

34. September 2013: Pilot Program, Phase 1 • Recruiting manufacturers to join and sign up to get verified • Delivering workshops/lunch and learns to the Designers, contractors & builder communities • 2014: Phase 2 • Extended site features • Non-LEED green building rating systems alignment • BIM integration • Smart Market Specification Reports • Mobile application/iPad tablet Where We’re At

35. EcoSpex Julie Scarcella 519 599-6003 julie@ecospex.com www.ecospex.com