ARCOM and GreenWizard form partnership aimed at simplifying the building product selection and specification process for the construction industry

SALT LAKE CITY — (BUSINESS WIRE) — September 9, 2014 — ARCOM, the leader in building specification services and tools, and GreenWizard, Inc., the market leader in materials data and documentation for the construction industry, have partnered to build a software platform interfacing their unique tools.

The goal of this partnership is to build an interface integrating the robust GreenWizard software platform, with ARCOM’s industry leading specifications tool. ARCOM’s SpecBuilder+Expert platform features tools that assist specifiers in editing manufacturer product specification sections. ARCOM will provide GreenWizard with the ability to populate existing SpecBuilder+Expert manufacturer sections through a jointly developed interface. This partnership will enable architects and specifiers to better specify and identify products and materials that will fulfill the green and budgetary goals of the building products they need for their projects.

“This new connectivity will provide GreenWizard users with push button create-a-spec functionality, provided through our SpecBuilder+Expert platform”, said Matt Johnson, Chief Technology Officer at ARCOM. “We believe this will lead to faster integration of Green products, and will benefit both A/Es and the Building Product Manufacturers that rely on MasterSpec for accurate specifications.”

Additionally, building product manufacturers currently utilizing GreenWizard will maximize the effort for loading and maintaining product data in GreenWizard by creating specifications in ARCOM’s SpecBuilder+Expert. GreenWizard acts as the communication hub for product information for both the design and construction industry, as well as the building product manufacturers, and will be able to work directly with ARCOM on simplifying the specification process for both parties.

"GreenWizard is excited that through this unique partnership with ARCOM, we can further simplify the product selection and specification process for the industry”, said Jerry Lepore, Chief Executive Officer at GreenWizard. “Together we will be able to deliver a series of solutions that progressively integrate the evaluation, selection and specification of products in a more effective manner for design & construction professionals and building product manufacturers."

ARCOM and GreenWizard view this announcement as the catalyst for a growing relationship, one that is designed to create a clear leader in product selection and specification within the construction industry. With ARCOM leading the way in helping design and building professionals easily produce the most accurate and proficient specifications in the industry coupled with GreenWizard, the leader in building product management data, this partnership can simplify and improve the building product management and specification process for many years to come.

About GreenWizard
GreenWizard, Inc. is the Building Product Management Solution, enabling the design and construction community to better manage all products along with their green and sustainable attributes and data. GreenWizard efficiently enhances collaboration on projects, achievement of green goals, and assessment of LEED design and construction credits through direct integration with LEED online. The company's software is used by leading design and construction firms in the industry. Roughly $25 billion in construction projects are currently evaluating building materials on the GreenWizard platform. Architects, contractors, specifiers, consultants and others use GreenWizard's solution to identify, evaluate, track and manage building products for their individual firm and within specific construction projects.

The Charleston SC-based company was founded in 2008. Follow GreenWizard on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and the GreenWizard blog.

About ARCOM
ARCOM is the leader in specifications and exclusively publishes MasterSpec^®for The American Institute of Architects (AIA) for use by architects, engineers, landscape architects, specification writers, and design professionals involved in building projects. ARCOM owns and publishes SpecText^® for use by engineers for infrastructure projects, including water and wastewater utilities and equipment.

ARCOM provides architects and engineers with the most thoroughly researched and reviewed specifications available in the construction industry. ARCOM also provides extensive product and manufacturer information through cloud-based specification resources, custom manufacturer specifications, and the SpecBuilder+Expert platform. ARCOM's SpecWare suite of innovative specification productivity software tools dramatically simplifies specification creation, research, and use.

MasterSpec is celebrating 45 years this year. Follow ARCOM on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and our blog.