The ‘Easy Button’ for Selecting Sustainable Materials
What’s covered
We know that choices about electrification, tightening the building envelope and energy efficiency are all crucial to the future of low carbon buildings. But as buildings become more energy efficient and the electricity grid adds renewables, the embodied carbon within buildings will become a bigger piece of the overall carbon impact for the sector.
The new material framework released collaboratively by AIA, USGBC, ILFI and Mindful Materials provides a common language for everyone to talk about building materials. Whether you are in a corporate sustainability or procurement role, the architecture, engineering and construction community, or government, learning this common language for material selection will help you and your organization succeed in lowering the carbon impacts of your projects.
