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Read or listen to our blogs for materials health insights and actions you can take to make our living and shared spaces healthier and more equitable for all.
Recent Posts
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When Sustainability and Capital Projects Want the Same Thing
What happens when sustainability and capital planning pursue the same outcomes? Lessons from Yale’s Living Village project.
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Awe Is a Design Tool: From Stardust to Specifications
Discover how curiosity, data, and stewardship turn materials decisions into lasting impact across buildings, portfolios, and communities.
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Owner Benefits of Healthier Building Materials
Learn how Materially Better helps building owners select healthier materials, reduce carbon, improve tenant satisfaction, and enhance property value.
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Plastics: Versatile? Yes. Problematic? Also Yes.
Learn how Red2Green helps teams reduce the impact of petroleum-based plastics in construction and select safer, healthier, and sustainable products.
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The Power of Making Better Choices: Reflections from Greenbuild
Charley Stevenson’s reflections from Greenbuild 2024 show how incremental, pragmatic choices in materials drive healthier, sustainable outcomes.
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Materially Better Launches New Initiative at Greenbuild
Materially Better announces the Make Better Choices program, aligning consulting expertise, data, and tools to advance smarter materials decisions across AEC projects.
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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.
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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.