Specify

“Through a relatively minor change in specifications, you can simultaneously help your next project succeed and catalyze the essential market transformation from builder to green builder.”

James Brew, AIA, FCSI, LEED AP

Why Specify Green Advantage?

Because it takes a construction team with the latest, cutting-edge knowledge and skills to deliver a truly high-performance green building. The Green Advantage Certified Professional and the Green Advantage Certified Associate credentials, are the only certifications that are applicable across trades, regardless of the green building rating system, standard or code being pursued. These certifications ensure that workers across trades have proven competencies in the means, methods, materials, and best practices to successfully deliver your next green building project.

Require Green Advantage* (Specifications Guide) in your bidding documents and specifications, and:

  • Achieve your green building commissioning and performance requirements
  • Meet environmental, health, budgetary, and productivity goals
  • Bring value-added input to designs, shop drawings, and change orders
  • Ensure team collaboration and efficiency while reducing callbacks and problems in the field

*To avoid sole source designations, specify the Non-proprietary Specification for Workforce Certification Section II of the Specifications Guide. As a certifying body, Green Advantage can be used to meet these requirements without being directly specified.

How to Specify

Suggested Bidding Document Language:

Note: If requested: 1) Owners or developers who successfully meet or exceed the credentialing goal described in the “Suggested Bidding Language” by using Green Advantage credentialed personnel will be awarded a commemorative plaque that can be displayed in the building that achieved this exemplary leadership goal. 2) Green Advantage will assist with press releases regarding the award. Contact the Green Advantage office at ces@greenadvantage.org for further details.