Category: Materially Better
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Making It Easier: Collaborative Approaches for Better Choices
Collaborative advocacy and informed materials decisions help project teams move markets, align goals, and make better choices—today and over time. Read more
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How do I Reduce Embodied Carbon in My Building?
Reducing embodied carbon starts with early design decisions. Learn how building size, structure, materials, and renovation choices shape climate impact. Read more
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Large Impact Products for Healthier Buildings
High-impact product choices can significantly improve building health. A practical guide to materials that reduce harmful exposures and support better outcomes. Read more
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Why Are We So Sick—and What Can We Do?
As many of us age, some start to wonder why we don’t feel so good anymore. Millions experience chronically occurring diseases and conditions that have developed in us over our lifetimes. Health care costs alone, according to PLANSPONSOR magazine, are estimated at $285,000 for a retired couple! Read more
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How Healthier Products Embody Social Justice
Healthier building products can reduce harm to fenceline communities, protect workers and occupants, and support environmental and social justice outcomes. Read more
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Reducing Embodied Carbon in New Construction or Renovation
Early design choices shape embodied carbon in both new construction and renovations. Learn how size, structure, and analysis guide better outcomes. Read more
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Flame Retardants: A Cautionary Tale
From couches to construction materials, flame retardants affect human health. Understand the risks—and how better product choices reduce exposure. Read more
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Building with Healthier Materials: It’s Not Just Concrete and Gypsum Board
Specifying healthier materials is only the start. Learn how coordination, submittals, and post-project documentation drive real, repeatable results. Read more
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ECON 101: Healthier Materials Edition
Learn how market demand, project decisions, and advocacy drive better building products and reduce harmful chemicals—policy alone isn’t enough. 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
