How to Use This Issue
In the first issue of our visionary redesign, the theme is green education. We’ve organized the Handbook as a tool useful for both contractors and homeowners. From hot links to how-to videos—to a complete digital version of each issue that you can access on a mobile phone, we’ve put low-tech and high-tech concepts to work for you.
INTRODUCING SMART BARCODE SCANNING
The “Killer App” We’ve Been Waiting For
Now you can use your mobile phone to learn everything you need to know about a green building product before, during, or after you purchase it, and (believe it or not) the service is free.
This issue takes advantage of the latest mobile app technology— barcode scanning—to make your understanding and use of green building products as simple as taking a picture. Here’s how to get your mobile phone up and running in less than five minutes: Download the free ScanLife Barcode Reader App to your iPhone, Android, Blackberry, or other smart phone. Simply visit
www.getscanlife.com from your mobile phone. Point your phone at any of the more than 70 barcodes in this issue. Scan and select from a menu of helpful options. Choose the information you want—general website info, detailed product specifications, or even an installation video. This information is available to you at a moment’s notice from anywhere with cell phone access.
SCAN here to download PDFs of this issue.
Try out your new scanner by starting the ScanLife app on your phone, then pointing it at this code. You’ll be taken to a web page containing PDF files of the Homeowner’s Handbook. Download the whole issue-- or a certain section of the Handbook, and forward it to someone in your phone’s address book.
SCAN here to enter this month’s GIVEAWAY!
Download the app once and enter a new drawing every issue. This month’s giveaway: a free
PowerSave Envi device. ! With PowerSave’s Envi you can see in REAL- TIME how much electricity your whole home is using! Only by knowing how much you are consuming can you start to manage it. You can also enter the Envigiveaway from any computer. Simply log on to
www.greenbuildermag.com/giveaway
Inside: SCAN products for key information.
Now you can get green product info instantly by scanning a barcode. You’ll see dozens of barcodes in this issue that are custom keyed to specific green products. These codes, like the scanner application, are free.
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