Healthy Building Network

Healthy Building Network
Formation 2000
Type NGO
Purpose/focus Sustainable and green building
Headquarters 2001 S Street NW, Suite 570, Washington, DC 20009
Website http://www.healthybuilding.net/

The Healthy Building Network is an organization founded in 2000 which publishes and researches information on the sustainability of building materials and advocates for the use of environmentally friendly building materials and building policies.[1] Other partner organizations which support the projects of the Healthy Building Network, including Boston Green and BuildingGreen.[2] One of the main projects designed to publish the environmental impact information of building materials is the Pharos project.[3] Pharos Project was first unveiled in 2006, and was described by an HBN representative as "a user-friendly materials evaluation tool that strives to be transparent, comprehensive, independent, accurate and fair."[4]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". The Healthy Building Network. http://www.healthybuilding.net/about/index.html. Retrieved August 9, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Boston Green & Healthy Building Network: Aligning the Work of Multiple Organizations Working on an Issue". New Direction Collaborative. http://www.ndcollaborative.com/services/networks/case-studies/82-ghbn. Retrieved August 9, 2011. 
  3. ^ Wendt, Allyson (November 17, 2010). "GreenSpec and Pharos Partner on Green Building Product Information". Environmental Building News. http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2010/11/17/GreenSpec-and-Pharos-Partner-on-Green-Building-Product-Information/. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
  4. ^ Walsh, Bill (December 7, 2006). "The Pharos Effect-Pass It On!". Health Building Network. http://www.healthybuilding.net/news/061207passiton.html. Retrieved August 10, 2011. 

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