Category: Materials Pledge
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Materially Better Announces Data Partnership with mindful MATERIALS Improving Access to Healthier Building Materials Insights
Integrating this certification-agnostic language into Red2Green allows any certification or standard to demonstrate its alignment with various sustainability objectives, empowering project teams to avoid the trappings of tunnel vision in product selection by uniting disparate initiatives, communities, standards, and data flow within a shared language. Read more
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Breathing Action into the AIA Materials Pledge
Partnering with our consultants enables you to assume a leadership role in this pivotal movement. As an architect, you have a distinctive opportunity to spearhead initiatives for the materials movement and demonstrate how effortlessly the AIA Materials Pledge can be transformed from mere words into meaningful actions. Read more
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Owner Benefits of Healthier Building Materials
Collaborating with our consultants allows you to play a pivotal role in this transformative journey because as an owner you have the unique ability to set goals and direct stakeholders in the selection and installation of thoroughly vetted, healthier materials that reduce embodied carbon and protect and enhance human health and well-being. Read more
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Plastics: Versatile? Yes. Problematic? Also Yes.
Plastic pollution has permeated both natural and built environments, leading to significant concerns for its impact on human health, degradation of ecosystems, and an alarming toll taken on marine species—including those that once enriched our diets. Read more
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The Power of Making Better Choices: Reflections from Greenbuild
The collective mindset at events like Greenbuild is what makes them so powerful, with presenters and attendees from corporate, governmental, and not-for-profit organizations engaging in conversation and collaboration. We move forward as we share knowledge and align our efforts. No one is going to win sustainability; we are all in this together. Read more
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How do I Reduce Embodied Carbon in My Building?
When it comes to building projects, embodied carbon is increasingly recognized as a critical part of climate action. If your organization wants to reduce embodied carbon in your building projects, what can you do? That depends on your project. Read more
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A Letter to the Design Community: How Do We Commit to Using Better Materials?
It’s time for new beginnings. Let’s talk about our work — and I mean all of us — in achieving better building products for people and the planet. With the AIA’s recently reiterated Materials Pledge, we have heard the buzz around the design build community. Read more