June 2009: Downeast Energy & Building Supply Achieves Certified Green Dealer™” Status
Brunswick, Maine, June 25, 2009--- Downeast Energy & Building Supply is pleased to announce that it has achieved Certified Green Dealer™ status after its staff participated in voluntary educational training and testing on good green building techniques and green product choices in lumber and building materials. The Certified Green Dealer Program was created under the auspices of LBM Journal, a national trade magazine serving the lumber and building material industry. The Program is based entirely on demonstrated understanding by lumber dealer personnel of “best practices” building science and green building basics. A lumberyard or building material dealer location can become a Certified Green Dealer™ if 75% or more of its sales personnel view a series of Web-based training videos (and pass seven tests and a final exam) about building basics, green building, and green building products. “We’re very pleased to have achieved the Certified Green Dealer™ designation,” says Peter Bernier, Vice President of Building Products at Downeast Energy & Building Supply. “Investing in this training for our sales staff helps show our commitment to helping our customers make good choices for the environment, and in doing our part to recommend more earth-friendly products. We also want to make sure that we help educate our customers about ‘best practices’ in building techniques so that their building projects are both energy-efficient and make the best use of our resources.” This national training Program is the first of its kind in North America to provide lumber and material dealer personnel with educational information about green building basics, and it requires that participants view online video modules and take rigorous tests to demonstrate knowledge of green building techniques and green product choices. To learn more about the Certified Green Dealer™ Program, visit www.CertifiedGreenDealer.com; call 877-LBM-GREEN, or email the program at Operations@LBMJournal.com. NOTE TO EDITOR: The Certified Green Dealer™ Program is not affiliated with the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association or the Lumber & Building Materials Institute. About Downeast Energy & Building Supply Downeast Energy and Building Supply operates 13 offices in southern and central Maine and Dover, NH, and a building supply store and lumber yard in Brunswick, Maine. For more information, please visit www.downeastenergy.com.