<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div><div><br></div><div>Hi folks - </div><div><br></div><div>Just a reminder that I would truly appreciate your feedback on the newly relaunched Rate It Green green building resource. I think the site has good potential, but we need some testers and whatever advice comes with the testing.</div><div><br></div><div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px; border:none; padding:0px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Rate It Green (<a href="http://www.rateitgreen.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.rateitgreen.com</a>) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; ">is an online community and peer-review based directory for everyone interested in green building. <span> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Rate It Green’s mission is to leverage information exchange to further accelerate the growth of the green building industry, help build industry confidence and openness, and to provide a place for community building. Basically, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; ">Rate It Green supports both professionals and consumers in seeking information and finding companies with which they are more likely to enjoy successful long-term relationships.<span> This is a place to show off yourself, your company, and meet people and organizations with whom you have common interests. </span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div>Rate It Green is an <u>open </u>directory and network, primarily focused on green building, and we are newly relaunched (weeks old!).</div></blockquote></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px; border:none; padding:0px;"><div>On our resource, Members can:</div></blockquote><div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px; border:none; padding:0px;"><div><br></div></blockquote><div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px; border:none; padding:0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 47pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-indent: -24.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><span>•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Browse our Directory and Community (also open to the public)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 47pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-indent: -24.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><span>•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Create personal and professional Profiles, determining how much information to share<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 47pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-indent: -24.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><span>•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Ask questions and post thoughts, opinions and experiences to site Discussions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 47pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-indent: -24.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><span>•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Join Groups with people who have similar interests<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 47pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-indent: -24.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><span>•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); ">Add companies to the Directory (our basic profile, or a premium offering)</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 47pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-indent: -24.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><span>•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); ">List Products and Services (Basic or Premium)</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 47pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-indent: -24.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><span>•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); ">Rate Products and Services they have worked directly with</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 47pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-indent: -24.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><span>•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); ">Provide comments to share their experiences</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 47pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-indent: -24.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "><span>•<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); ">Directly communicate with other Site Members</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 47pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-indent: -24.5pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); "><br></span></p></blockquote></div></div><div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px; border:none; padding:0px;"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px; border:none; padding:0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Rate It Green’s Basic product and service listings are FREE of charge; companies can upgrade listings to add features and visibility.<span> </span>Community membership is also free. </span></p></blockquote></blockquote></div></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; ">I have been excited to keep hearing that a resource like this one is needed – because it's taken me years to get it right, I think. Now, I really need folks to test it out and play with it and let me know what works for you, and doesn't.</span></div></div></div></span><div><br></div><div>I hope it's ok to post this here, but I feel comfortable as it's totally free to become involved. No sales pitch here. Many of you know that I built Rate It Green after I struggled through a green renovation (and really didn't succeed) years ago. I wanted a place where people could learn about products and services BEFORE risking making a mistake. </div><div><br></div><div>I also know there have been discussions about what to do with this forum. I think this is a great group. And I have advocated not making a change. I still agree. But I can host any specific conversation on a topic you'd like to record for easier follow up. If you want to save your advice on a topic so people can find it easily months later, then the type of classification and discussion Rate It Green offers may provide an additional and valued resource. I can also create more specific groups for you, should you wish, on a topic. But here, I wouldn't change a thing. </div><div><br></div><div>If you can take a few minutes, I'd appreciate it!</div><div><br></div></div><div>Thanks very much,</div><div>Allison</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Allison Friedman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Rate It Green<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.rateitgreen.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.rateitgreen.com</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>