for example, they apply the processes to their entire company or
full supply chain.
“The process outlined by
the working group helps manufacturers
distinguish their products by embedding
health and safety-based programs within
the fabric of their management and operations,” said Scot Horst, chief product
officer, USGBC.
As background, the Supply Chain
Optimization Working Group was unanimously approved by USGBC’s LEED
Steering Committee (LSC). Its members
included chemical suppliers, building
product manufacturers, design teams,
producers of raw materials, academics and government entities along with
USGBC staff.
“I was inspired by the honest and sin-
cere dialogue among a balance of com-
mitted stakeholders. This type of positive
interaction raises understanding and
trust and sets a huge example and prec-
edent for the future,” said working group
member Richard Skorpenske, director of
advocacy, Covestro LLC.
“This work group exemplifies that
an advancement in sustainability and
healthy buildings is really best developed through the understanding and
cooperation of all participants along
the supply chain,” added David Green,
manager, applied sustainability, BASF
Admixture Systems.
The group held its first meeting, a full-day, in-person meeting, in Washington,
D.C. on Dec. 11, 2014. Over the past 11
months it has held approximately 80 conference calls and two additional two-day,
in-person meetings.
LEED has facilitated advances in
building technologies, integrated design
and operating practices, as well as the
tremendous growth of the green building
sector, which will account for more than
2.3 million American jobs this year. The
green building industry also contributes
more than $134.3 billion in labor in-
come and by 2018, the industry’s direct
contribution to U.S. Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) is also expected to reach
$303.5 billion.
Paintzen Names Benjamin
Moore Official Paint
Supplier & Digital
Collaborator
Paintzen, the on-demand home and office painting service, has named Benjamin
Moore its official paint supplier. The collaboration goes into effect immediately
for customers in Paintzen’s active metropolitan markets, such as New York and
San Francisco. The paint will be sourced
from local Benjamin Moore retailers in
an effort that will boost the brand’s exposure to a demographic that prefers to
shop online.
Paintzen, which closed a $7.2 million
Series A round led by Bullpen Capital
in September, is the easiest way to paint
your home or office, bringing simplicity, automation and service guarantees
to the $40 billion U.S. painting industry.
