GreenGrade

Inspiration

We're not always aware of how the products we buy are sourced, or how their sourcing impacts our Earth. In distinguishing environmentally integrable products in the vast online market, GreenGrade is here to make all of us sustainable consumers with a simple implementation using Google Chrome extensions.

What it does

GreenGrade evaluates a product webpage and generates a grade (A-F) based off how sustainable and eco-friendly the product is. It lists good or bad ingredients/materials used in the product and explains why. In addition, GreenGrade provides information about the company's eco-friendly (or not-so-friendly) reputation, along with alternative options for the product.

How we built it

Core Functionality Development: Creating the main functionality using JavaScript for webpage text scanning and AI interaction.
UI/UX Design: Focused on a clean and user-friendly interface design with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Testing and Iteration: Conducted testing and refinements for reliability and accuracy.

Challenges we ran into

Connecting our Chrome extension with OpenAI
Connecting FrontEnd with BackEnd
Figuring out how to implement a local server

Accomplishments that we're proud of

AI Model Accuracy
Making GreenGrade functional and working

What we learned

Tech Proficiency: Improved our proficiency in JavaScript and Chrome extension development.
AI Insights: Explored AI, particularly in natural language processing to evaluate environmental friendliness.
User Interface Design: Learned the importance of UI/UX design for an effective user experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript