How to search

It's easy just follow these steps:

Login with user name and password supplied – not a subscriber? 

Is the product you wish to research in a group covered by one of the Priority Setting Guides?

Select one or more search functions:

Site Search - searches everything, product names & text, suppliers, articles etc (top left of screen – cannot be used in conjunction with other searches)

For Product Listing searches only:

Search options from the product search page:

Product Category - traditional product descriptions

Outcomes - ecological or health outcomes, Green Star, BASIX or other rating tool credit or Data Assurance quality searches

Keyword - use any word to search product listings & text - don’t forget to use the asterix (*) as ‘wildcard’ to maximise search function, eg ‘paint*’ to seek results for paint, paints, painted etc.

Or click here for a site search demo slideshow.

Refine your Product Search:

Use Parallel Search Functions - use any combinations of Category and/or Outcome and/or Keyword to create highly targeted specific searches of product listings & text

Check the Glossary if you don’t understand some terminology

Return to the Home Page:

Click on the ecospecifier logo at the top left of any page to return to the home page

 

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How to Search - in detail:

1. How to access the database

ecospecifier is a subscriber-based service, although the majority of the knowledgebase and a growing list of products is available in the public domain without the need for login. Login with user name and password supplied – not a subscriber?

2. Is the product you wish to research in a group covered by one of the Priority Setting Guides?

ecospecifier knowledgebase contains guides to help decision-making with regards to optimising eco, health and productivity outcomes such as:

• Priority Setting Guides for in-depth information on complex issues such as plastics, paints and adhesives, carpets, etc.
• A Sustainable Timber Technical Guide
• Extensive links, further resources, and much more

3. Site Search

Found on the home page and at the top left of any screen, this function searches the entire site. It searches everything including product names & text, suppliers, articles images etc. It cannot be used in conjunction with other searches.

4. Product Category Search

The ecospecifier product category search now has approximately 80 common industry categories and 530 individual sub categories, covering all sustainable materials products and technologies relevant to the built environment.

The database may be queried by these categories or sub-categories individually or in conjunction with the ‘Outcome or Green Star Credit™' search function and/or the ‘keyword’ search function.

5. Outcome or Green Building Rating Scheme Credit Search

The Outcomes and green building rating tools search options allow outcome-oriented searches to query the products database using more familiar sounding search queries that are, nonetheless, addressing the Assessment Criteria (shown in summary dot point on the attached article).

Often in a project a product will be sought with particular qualities, and this is what the 'Outcomes' search is designed to assist. For example, outcomes could be used to: 

• Search for all products that facilitate water conservation 
• Refine a search for floor coverings to return only those that had preferred content that reduced greenhouse emissions.

6. Keyword

Type in any keyword you wish. Multiple word use will result in individual searches for each word. To maximise search results don’t forget to use the asterix (*) as ‘wildcard’, eg paint* to seek results for paint, paints, painted, etc.
 
7. Refine your Product Search Using Parallel Searches

Use any combinations of Category and/or Outcome and/or Keyword to create highly targetted specific searches of product listings & text

8. Check the Glossary

Check the Glossary if you don't understand some terminology. It contains many useful definitions of key terms and descriptors.

9. Return to the Home Page

Click on the ecospecifier logo at the top left any page to return to the home page.