Material Health Open Innovation Symposium II Proceedings - TABLE OF CONTENTS Material Health: What’s On the Horizon, Perkins&Will ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 4 Systems Change to Scale Healthier Materials, Harvard University ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 50 Transparency to Optimization - Georgia Tech's Updated Yellow Book, Perkins&Will and Georgia Institute of Technology ……………………………….. 76 Looking Beyond the CAS Number: Considering Form Specificity in Hazard Assessment of Metals, Copper Development Association and Gradient… 110 Innovating Stone Wool Insulation, ROCKWOOL ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 132 Tracking the Field - Introducing Social Equity in Material Health Practice, HPDC ………………………………………………………………………………. 146 Optimizing products for circularity with Cradle to Cradle Certified, C2C ………………………………………………………………………………………… 156 ChemFORWARD: Enabling Optimization with Shared Data, ChemFORWARD …………………………………………………………………………………. 172 Supply Chain Connections: How to Increase HPD ROI, ToxNot …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 190 Product Transparency – Key Performance Criteria in Product Marketing, Sustainable Minds …………………………………………………………………. 206 Jump Start Safer Product Selection, Healthy Building Network …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 250 A Common Materials Framework Highlighting Comprehensive Collaboration: How We Can All Enable Being ‘Mindful’ as the Norm, mindful MATERIAL ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 272 Beyond Material Transparency: How Do We Eliminate Forced Labor from the Supply Chain?, International Living Future Institute …………………….. 300 The Pathway to Healthy Materials, HLW ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 316 Healthy Materials Initiative: Development and Implementation, Boulder Associates Architects ……………………………………………………………... 354 Increasing LEED Optimization Credits Using the HPD, WAP Sustainability ……………………………………………………………………………………… 376 Innovation and Disclosure for Developing Carbon Negative Products, Interface, Inc. …………………………………………………………………………. 384 How Easy It Is to Get an HPD with a Natural Product, mafi-America, Inc. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 392
KEYNOTE
Material Health: What’s On the Horizon Robin Guenther Perkins&Will
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Material Health: What’s on the horizon?
Robin Guenther FAIA LEED Fellow Principal Perkins&Will Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health Leader 1
There is a quickening… 2
Reckoning around equity and social justice
The collapse of biodiversity
Chemical body burden
“Humanity is unaware of how near or far it is from exceeding the Earth’s capacity to ‘absorb’ or safely process our total chemical releases.”
Are we reaching a global chemicals tipping point? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021002415?via%3Dihub
The reality of 20th century industrial systems
My company’s technologies and those of every other company I know of anywhere, in their present forms, are plundering the earth. This cannot go on and on and on… we breathe what we burn to make our products and our livings.
…the effects of millions of materials choices have massive consequences for ecosystem and human health…
Better Building Materials: Understanding Human Health and Environmental Attributes, USGBC
…the effects of millions of materials choices support ecosystem and human health…
Better Building Materials: Understanding Human Health and Environmental Attributes, USGBC
Non-renewable extraction is degrading ecosystems
Renewable extraction faces limits
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Adhesives Caulk
Paints
Coatings
Insulation
Piping
Sealants
Flooring
Wall Coverings
Vapor Barriers
Window Treatments
Waterproofing
Membrane Roofing
Gaskets Window Extrusions
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Performance + Cost
Health + Fairness ??? 15
The future of oil is in chemicals, not fuels
The elephant in the room of sustainability 17
“Americans today are living in a massive real-time microbial experiment.”
CHEMICALS
Is It In Us?
We know these chemicals are in us
CHEMICALS
Is It In Us?
We know these chemicals are in us
Performance promises are elusive
End of life for petrochemical products
End of life for petrochemical products
End of life for building products
End of life for building products
What is our material legacy ?
“ Depletion of the environment and impairment of human health are the symptoms of a poorly designed and functionally flawed industrial production and consumption economy, not of an unprotected environment…“ Ken Geiser
“When health is the aim… a good solution acts…the way a healthy organ acts within the body”
Wendell Berry
–Wendell Berry
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HEALTH
Restorative
Green
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Know your impacts. Favor improvement. Share what you learn.
Swarm Rules
Know your impacts.
Know your impacts.
Know your impacts
Ask manufacturers to disclose Social justice and equity Circularity Deconstruction 37
“…we can train ourselves to think differently - to develop an innate flight instinct when confronted by… a shampoo that contains methylparaben, or a garden chair made from tropical wood.” Daniel Goleman 38
Favor improvement. 39
Favor improvement.
Robust third party evaluation/certifications API’s to tally chemical data in Revit models Specify BETTER Persuasive stories Favor improvement.
Share what you learn.
Share what you learn..
Green Chemistry and Health Research White Papers and Podcasts Communities of Practice Support the good work. Favor improvement.
Know your impacts. Favor improvement. Share what you learn.
We are the swarm.
Together, we are building a movement.
The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.
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CASE STUDIES – PROJECT TEAMS
Systems Change to Scale Healthier Materials, Harvard University Heather Henriksen Harvard University
SYSTEMS CHANGE TO SCALE HEALTHIER MATERIALS November 16, 2021 Heather Henriksen, MPA Heather Henriksen Chief Sustainability Officer Harvard University
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Decentralized Financials & Management 12 Schools & Central Departments 650+ buildings 25 million square feet District Energy Systems Harvard Office of Sustainability 11.16.2021 © 2021 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Carbon
Health
Equity
Resiliency
Materials
Circular economy
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Chemical flame retardants
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Antimicrobials
Halogenated polymers
Phthalates
Bisphenols
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Heavy metals
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• Partnership Launched 2016: Office for Sustainability and faculty from HSPH, SEAS and HMS • Uses latest available science and research • Transparency regenerative supply chain • Pilot demonstration projects and scalable solutions • Goal = sustainable development (transforming global marketplace) Harvard Office of Sustainability 11.16.2021 © 2021 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Require Transparency
Manufacturer Advocacy
Scale
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What’s inside?
Contents
Inventory List Harvard Office of Sustainability 11.16.2021 © 2021 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Identify
Focus
Engage
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Chemical flame retardants
Per- and poly fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Antimicrobials
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10. Gypsum board Carpet 11. Interior paints and Furniture Wall base coatings Window treatments 12. Rugs and mats Work surfaces 13. Resilient flooring and adhesives Acoustical ceiling 14. Solid-surfacing tiles 15. Thermal and 7. Ceramic and acoustical insulation porcelain tile 8. Concrete finishes 9. Fabric-wrapped wall panels 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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Criteria: Furniture and furnishings must NOT contain Formaldehyde
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Per and polyfluorinated compounds (PFAS)
Flame retardants Antimicrobials
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Largest LBC Petal Certification in Materials, Beauty, and Equity and 1st research lab LEED Platinum Certification 41st Harvard Healthier Building Academy Project Harvard Office of Sustainability 11.16.2021 © 2021 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Building materials evaluated for their chemical ingredients
Companies publicly disclosed the product ingredients & created publicly available labels to help others make healthier product decisions
Products selected complied with BOTH Living Building Challenge & Harvard’s Healthier Building Academy Harvard Office of Sustainability 11.16.2021 © 2021 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Kelsey Sakimoto, PhD, with the Harvard lab of Daniel Nocera Created a biofertilizer without petroleum, piloted in Harvard greenhouses, scaled to grow the fruit in your refrigerator Anna Young, PhD, with Harvard School of Public Health Documented healthier material purchases = reduced toxic chemicals in renovated spaces and hormone- and immune-disrupting potency of dust from toxic chemicals in everyday products in our spaces Harvard Office of Sustainability 11.16.2021 © 2021 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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• 1st known study to evaluate interior spaces with products that seek to eliminate fluorinated (PFAS) stain repellants and chemical flame retardant. • Dr. Anna Young, HSPH, created a research study to evaluate 47 pre-renovated office suites, classrooms, and common rooms versus the same post-renovated spaces that specified healthier interior products be installed. Research by Dr. Anna Young was funded by the Harvard Office for Sustainability, Harvard-NIEHS Center, and Harvard-NIOSH Center. The study can be found in Environment International. Harvard Office of Sustainability 11.16.2021 © 2021 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Sum of PFAS stain repellents Sum of OPE flame retardants Sum of PBDE flame retardants
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"We’re simply not testing for most PFAS compounds, so we have no idea what our total exposure is to these chemicals and health data associated with such exposures are still lacking." Elsie Sunderland Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Chemistry
Isolating the AFFF Signature in Coastal Watersheds Using Oxidizable PFAS Precursors and Unexplained Organofluorine, Bridger J. Ruyle*, Heidi M. Pickard, Denis R. LeBlanc, Andrea K. Tokranov, Colin P. Thackray, Xindi C. Hu, Chad D. Vecitis, and Elsie M. Sunderland Harvard Office of Sustainability 11.16.2021 © 2021 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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BRINGING SUSTAINABILITY TO LIFE.
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CASE STUDIES – PROJECT TEAMS
Transparency to Optimization - Georgia Tech's Updated Yellow Book Mary Dickinson Perkins&Will María del Mar Ceballos Georgia Institute of Technology
HPDC Material Health Open Innovation Symposium II
Transparency to Optimization – Georgia Tech’s Updated Yellow Book November 16, 2021
Objectives… Lower the bar of the education needed for any project manager or design team to get started. Provide easy access to information. Provide all design teams additional access to information on steps and compliant materials. Hopefully adding to their education and confidence in material selection. “Pebble in the Pond” Impact •
Design Standards are read by all teams pursuing work at GT.
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Draw attention to potential consultants that this matters to us.
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Lessons learned from The Kendeda Building
The Kendeda Building for Innovation & Sustainable Design
Preparation prior to the Georgia Tech Project
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Raising the Bar –2017
The start of a good/better/best approach
2016
Raising the Bar –2017
The start of a good/better/best approach
2016
Camp 1
Raising the Bar – Winter 2017 The start of a good/better/best approach
3. A company disclosure of all substances sign by an executive or director.
Raising the Bar - 2018 Optimization Level
Studio
Information Available
Building an internal databased shared with our manufacture reps
6 Classes
Precautionary List
Green Screen
HHI
Raising the Bar – Filling the Gaps 2019
Raising the Bar - Impact The start of a good/better/best approach
2016
Georgia Tech Getting Started
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First Tool Bring the Answer Closer
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Building a Database – Keeping Industry Alignment
Healthy Building Network 2014 – Bill Walsh
AIA’s Material Knowledge Working Group – Materials Pledge
Draft 1
Building a Database – Lots of Options Good/better/best is possible
03 0000 Concrete
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08 3213 Sliding Aluminum Framed Glass Door
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03 30 00 Cast-In-Place Concrete
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08 3219 Sliding Wood-Framed Glass Door
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03 50 00 Cast-In-Place Concrete
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08 4413 Glazed Aluminum Curtain Walls
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03 35 43 Polished Concrete Finishing
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08 8000 Glazing
06 0000 Wood, Plastics and Composites
09 0000 Finishes •
09 2116 Gypsum Board Shaft-Wall Assemblies
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09 2613 Gypsum Veneer Plastering
06 2023 Interior Finish Carpentry
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09 2900 Gypsum Board
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06 4000 Architectural Woodwork (including veneers, PL & solid surface)
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09 3000 Tiling (Tile & ancillary products)
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09 5113 Acoustical Panel Ceilings
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06 6400 Plastic Panels
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09 5133 Metal Panel Ceilings
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09 6500 Resilient Flooring
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09 6543 Linoleum Flooring and Wall Covering
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09 6813 Tile Carpeting
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09 6816 Sheet Carpeting
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09 7723 Fabric Wrapped Wall Panels 09 9000 Paints & Coatings
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06 1053 Miscellaneous Rough Carpentry – Composite Wood
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06 1600 Sheathing
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07 0000 Thermal •
07 1413 Hot Fluid Applied Rubberized Asphalt Waterproofing Waterproofing
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07 2000 Thermal break clips
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07 2100 Building Insulation
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07 8100 Applied Fireproofing & Intumescent Fireproofing
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07 9200 Joint Sealants
12 0000 Specialties
08 0000 Openings •
08 1416 Flush Wood Doors
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08 1433 Stile & Rail Doors
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12 2413 Roller Window Shades
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12 3600 Countertops
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12 3640 Stone Countertops
Building a Database – Fewer Precautionary & Red List Free Options
Draft 1
Create a Basis of Design
04 0000 Masonry
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09 5426 Suspended Wood Ceilings
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09 5443 Stretched-Fabric Wall & Ceiling Systems
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09 5463 Cementitious Wood Fiber Ceilings
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09 6011 Floor Substrate Prep (could be good/better/best approach)
06 0000 Wood, Plastics and Composites
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09 6116 Concrete Floor Sealing
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09 6340 Stone Flooring (Stone, mortar & grout)
07 0000 Thermal
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09 6400 Wood Flooring
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07 1413 Hot Fluid Applied Rubberized Asphalt Waterproofing - All but waterproofing
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09 6466 Wood Athletic Flooring
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09 6500 Resilient Flooring (could be good/better/best approach)
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07 4213 Metal Wall Panels
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09 6513 Resilient Base and Accessories
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07 4216 Modular Metal Wall Panels
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09 6536 Static control resilient flooring
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075216 SBS Modified Bituminous Membrane Roofing
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09 6743 Liquid Linoleum Floor
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07 5423 TPO Roofing
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09 6566 Resilient Athletic Flooring
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07 5323 EPDM Roofing
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09 6623 Thin-Set Terrazzo Flooring
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07 5216 Bituminous Membrane Roofing
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09 6723 Resinous Flooring
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07 5600 Fluid Applied Roofing
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09 8433 Sound Absorbing Wall & Ceiling Unites
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07 8400 Firestopping
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09 9600 High Performance Coatings
08 0000 Openings
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09 9646 Intumescent Paint
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08 1216 Interior Aluminum Frames
10 0000 Specialties
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08 4113 Aluminum Framed Entrances & Storefront
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08 4410 Point Supported Glazed AESS System
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04 21 00 Masonry Veneer
05 0000 Metals •
05 50 00 Metal Fabrications 06 1053 Miscellaneous Rough Carpentry
10 2113 Toilet Compartments
12 0000 Specialties •
12 2113 Horizontal Louver Blinds
Creating a Good / Better / Best Evaluation Protocol BETTER
GOOD Emission and VOC’s
Full Transparency to 100ppm
VOC Threshold Limitation VOC Content Limitations Volatile Compound Reduction Short Term Emission Control
Substances of Concern Avoidance
Transparency
1,000 PPM Minimum
BEST Optimization
The Critical Point Between Good & Better GOOD Transparency to 1,000ppm
1,000 PPM Minimum
BETTER Full Transparency to 100ppm
No confirmation of Six Classes without 100ppm and fully disclosed
Creating a Good / Better / Best Evaluation Protocol BETTER
GOOD Emission and VOC’s
Full Transparency to 100ppm
VOC Threshold Limitation VOC Content Limitations Volatile Compound Reduction Short Term Emission Control
Substances of Concern Avoidance
Transparency
1,000 PPM Minimum
BEST Optimization
Creating a Good / Better / Best Evaluation Protocol
Creating a Good / Better / Best Evaluation Protocol
Identifying where we need better transparency in the industry
Creating a Good / Better / Best Evaluation Protocol
Creating a Good / Better / Best Evaluation Protocol
We evaluated all architectural and interior division and sections of the Yellow Book, along with MEP sections
425 Products to help inform Georgia Tech’s future capitol improvement and new construction projects !!!
Creating a Good / Better / Best Evaluation Protocol
In the last year the amount of products has more than
DOUBLED
Second Tool – The Basis of Design
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Create Basis of Design Standards For each specification division and major sections
Third Tool – The Basis of Design
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Create Material Evaluation Process Standard For each design phase incorporating embodied carbon, human and environmental health impacts Schematic Design LCA Instructions
Public Link: https://facilities.gatech.edu/system/files/forms_files/yellowbook-2021-01-29-final_mmc.pdf
Material Health Instructions
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GA Tech’s Roll Out … Capital Projects - Allows for launch to design teams outside of Georgia Tech. o (2) Projects in planning phase o (1) DD phase Small Renovation Projects - Incorporation of new materials in our standard palette. o 500 + renovation projects/year Manufacturers – Conversations around why we are doing, this, our priorities and how their product design can meet the requirements.
Start a ripple
Thank you!
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CASE STUDIES – PRODUCT TEAMS
Looking Beyond the CAS Number: Considering Form Specificity in Hazard Assessment of Metals Carrie Claytor Copper Development Association Kim Reynolds Reid and Charlotte Marsh Gradient
Looking Beyond the CAS Number: Considering Form-Specificity in Hazard Assessment of Metals
Charlotte Marsh, Gradient Kim Reynolds Reid, Gradient Carrie Claytor, Copper Development Association
Overview Background • CAS numbers and GHS classification for different forms of copper metal
Examples and Challenges Across Four Areas • Technical challenges relating to hazard classifications • Regulatory hazard classifications • Green chemistry/alternative assessment schemes • Material safety and supply chain tools
Key Takeaways and Recommendations • Work needed to avoid confusion for decision makers • CAS number limitations for other substance types
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CAS Numbers in Brief • Unique numerical identifiers assigned by Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) • First CAS numbers published in 1907 (12,000 abstracts) • CAS-based approach used to identify substances for hazard assessment and SDSs (e.g., OSHA HazCom, GHS) • Today, over 100 million CAS numbers are registered • CAS number-based assessment is the predominant approach used in many contexts • Limitations of using CAS numbers for defining substances and their hazards is becoming increasingly apparent
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GHS Classifications for Copper Massive vs. Copper Powder
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Manufacture and Use of Copper Forms Copper Massive (CAS No. 7440-50-8) • ≥ 1 mm particle size • Copper "cathode" produced from copper ore, scrap and/or concentrate • Melted and casted to form metal shapes formed into different articles (e.g., pipes, wires, etc.)
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Copper Powder (CAS No. 7440-50-8) • < 1 mm particle size • Produced through chemical processes • Formulated into coated copper flakes and powders with both professional and consumer uses (e.g., soldering, antifouling paints)
Same Metal, Same CAS Number: YET Different Forms, Different Hazards WHY? • Toxicity and hazards driven by bioaccessibility of metal ions • Particle size and surface area of metal affect bioaccessibility • Can Influence Various Hazards • Human Health • Environmental • Physical Hazards
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Example: GHS Classifications for Copper Massive vs. Copper Powder Copper Massive (CAS 7440-50-8) • Acute Aquatic: Category 3
• Acute Aquatic: Category 1 (M factor =1) • Chronic Aquatic: Category 2
Copper Massive
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Copper Powder (CAS 7440-50-8)
Copper Powder
Examples and Challenges Across Four Areas
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Hazard Classifications
Regulatory and Chemical Compliance
Material Safety and Supply Chain Tools
Alternative Assessments and Green Chemistry
• Technical challenges related to hazard classification of metals
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Hazard Classifications
Regulatory and Chemical Compliance
Material Safety and Supply Chain Tools
Alternative Assessments and Green Chemistry
Technical Considerations: Human Health Endpoints • Solubility and bioavailability of metal compounds used in read-across approach • Inhalation hazards for bulk metals with particle size that is not respirable
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Technical Considerations: Aquatic Toxicity
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• Technical challenges related to hazard classification of metals
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Hazard Classifications
Regulatory and Chemical Compliance
Material Safety and Supply Chain Tools
Alternative Assessments and Green Chemistry
• EU harmonized classifications • New Zealand hazards (CCID)
Regulatory Hazard Classifications for Different Forms
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• Technical challenges related to hazard classification of metals
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Hazard Classifications
Regulatory and Chemical Compliance
Material Safety and Supply Chain Tools
Alternative Assessments and Green Chemistry
• EU harmonized classifications • New Zealand hazards (CCID)
• GreenScreen® Method
GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals Copper Case Study DRAFT
Benchmark 3 –
Benchmark 2 –
Use but Still Opportunity for Improvement
Use but Search for Safer Substitutes
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DRAFT
• Technical challenges related to hazard classification of metals
• ToxNot • Pharos • Health Product Declarations
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Hazard Classifications
Regulatory and Chemical Compliance
Material Safety and Supply Chain Tools
Alternative Assessments and Green Chemistry
• EU harmonized classifications • New Zealand hazards (CCID)
• GreenScreen® Method
Material Safety and Supply Chain Tools
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Material Safety and Supply Chain Tools • Cu is 4th-most-common substance on Health Product Declarations (HPDs) that is scored either LTUNK or NoGS • HPD Metal Alloys Special Condition flagged the need to identify alloying elements with BM-1 or LT-1 scores resulting from hazards specific to powdered form • Cu exemplifies differential hazard profiles & GS scores • Entire library of UNS Cu alloys recently added to Toxnot Shared Materials Library, including chemical composition, hazards, and compliance determinations • Need to provide accurate information to manufacturer users and support their reporting 18
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Lead-free Brass Forging Rod, Bar and Shapes per ASTM B124 by Copper Development Association Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar and Shapes per ASTM B16 Health Product by Copper Development Association Declaration Health Product v2.1 created via: HPDCB122 Online Builder Copper-Nickel Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar per ASTM Declaration v2.1 CLASSIFICATION: N/A Development Association created via: HPDC Online Builder by Copper PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Free-cutting brass, as manufactured by a Copper Development Association member, per CLASSIFICATION: N/A Copper Sheet Stripfor for Building per ASTM B370cross ASTM B16. ASTM B16 establishes the and requirements free-cutting brassConstruction rod, bar, wire, and shapes of any specified PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Lead-free brass, as manufactured by a Copper Development Association member, per ASTM byfrom Copper Development Healthscrew Product copper alloy Unified NumberingAssociation System (UNS) Nos. C36000 or C36010 suitable for high-speed section produced B124. ASTM B124 establishes the requirements for copper and copper alloy rod, bar, and shapes intended for hot forging. Natural Liquified (LP) Tube Declaration – Type GAS – v2.1 per ASTM B837 machining applicationsCopper and moderate thread Gas rolling.and This HPD focuses Petroleum on C36000 brass as aGas raw material. This HPD focuses on Unified Numbering System (UNS) alloy No. C27450 lead-free brass as a raw material. by Copper Development Association created via: HPDC Online Builder Health Product CLASSIFICATION: N/A Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Solder-Joint Pressure Fittings perv2.1 ASME B16.22 Declaration Section 1: Summary / Product Threshold PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Copper-nickel alloy plate,Basic sheet,Basic strip, andMethod rolled antimicrobial applications, as Health Product Section 1: Summary Method / bar Product Threshold created via: HPDC Online Builder by Copper Development Association manufactured by a Copper Development Association member, per ASTM B122. ASTM B122 establishes the requirements Declaration v2.1 CLASSIFICATION: N/A Copper Medical Gas Tube perbars ASTM B819 Health for (amongst other alloys) copper-nickel alloy plates, sheets, strips, and rolled made from Unified Numbering System created via: HPDC Online Builder
Product v2.1 Copper Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Tube - Type ACR - per ASTM B280 by Copper Development Association Copper Water Tube - Type K, L, or M - per ASTM B88 Health Product Section 1: Summary Basic Method / Product Threshold by Copper Development Association Declaration Health Product v2.1 Declaration v2.1 Section 1: Summary Basic Method / Product Threshold
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Copper sheet and strip for building construction, as manufactured by a Copper Development CONTENT INVENTORY Product (UNS) C70600 alloy. These materials may be used as finished productsAssociation or as part of larger products or systems. In the latter Health CLASSIFICATION: byN/A Copper Development Declaration CONTENT INVENTORY Association member, per ASTM B370. ASTM B370 establishes the requirements for rolled copper sheet and strip in flat
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Section 1: Summary
Basic Method / Product Threshold
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BM-1 chemistry defined in Yes ASTM B370 Benchmark or List NoYes(http://www.astm.org/cgisubstances against HPD Priority Hazard Lists and the Product GreenScreen for Safer COPPER NATURAL GAS AND (LP) GAS TUBE – TYPE GAS – Identified Yes No ASTM B122 [ COPPER LT-UNK NICKEL LT-1 | LIQUIFIED RES CANPETROLEUM | SKI | MAM | MUL MATERIAL | SUBSTANCE | RESIDUAL OR| IMPURITY CONTENT IN DESCENDING OF QUANTITY bin/resolver.cgi?B370) Number ofNanomaterial Greenscreen BM-4/BM3 contents ...Identified 0 Yes No ... No Chemicals®. The ORDER HPD does not assess whether using or |handling this PER ASTM B837 [ COPPER LT-UNK PHOSPHORUS BM-2 | PHY | MAM SILVER BM-1 IRON LT-P1 | END SILVER SCORE BM-1 | MUL ZINC LT-P1 | AQU | PHY | END | MUL GREENSCREEN | PREPARER: HAZARD TYPE andProvided? Identifier Provided? Third Party Verified? Self-Prepared DATE: 2018-12-13 Contents highest concern GreenScreen product will exposeand individualsfrom to its chemical substances or any health SCREENING risk. Name andName Identifier ] INVENTORY AND SCREENING NOTES: Summary of product screening individual chemical Third Party Verified? PREPARER: Self-Prepared SCREENING DATE: 2018-12-13 MANGANESE LT-P1MUL | END |AND MUL | REP LEAD LT-1contents | DELCONSTRUCTION | CAN results | PBT | REPPER | COPPER SHEET STRIP FOR BUILDING ASTM VERIFIER: WAP Sustainability Consulting PUBLISHED DATE: 2018-12-13 Benchmark or List translator Score ... BM-1 Refer to Section 2 forHazard further details. Yes | END | GEN COBALTVERIFIER: substances against Priority Lists and the GreenScreen for SaferPUBLISHED DATE: Product chemistry defined in ASTM B819 (http://www.astm.org/cgiWAP Sustainability Consulting 2018-12-13 MUL LT-1 | RES | CAN | SKIHPD MUL B370 [ COPPER LT-UNK SILVER BM-1 || MUL ]| GEN | REP ] VERIFICATION #: zPr-6683 EXPIRY DATE: 2021-12-13 Yes Nanomaterial ... No Chemicals®. 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Section 1: Summary
Basic Method / Product Threshold
Section 1: Summary Section 1: Summary
VERIFICATION zPr-6682 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) #:CONTENT
Method / Product Threshold BasicBasic Method / Product Threshold
EXPIRY DATE: 2021-10-26 CERTIFICATIONS AND COMPLIANCE See Section 3 for additional listings.
No COPPER WATER TUBE K, L, OR M -TUBE PER ASTM B88 [SCREENING COPPER LTThird PartyThird Verified? PREPARER: Self-Prepared DATE: 2018-12-13 COPPER AIR CONDITIONING AND- TYPE REFRIGERATION - TYPE ACR Pre-checked fornonLEED v4 Material Party Verified? PREPARER: Self-Prepared SCREENING DATE: 2018-12-13 VOC Content data is not applicable for this product category. VOC emissions: Inherently emitting sourceIngredients, per LEED® Option 1 UNK PHOSPHORUS BM-2 PHOSPHORUS | PHY | MAM SILVER VERIFIER: WAP Sustainability Consulting DATE: 2018-12-13 PER ASTM B280 [ COPPER LT-UNK BM-2BM-1 | PHY| |MUL MAM]PUBLISHEDPUBLISHED VERIFIER: WAP Sustainability Consulting DATE: 2018-12-13 Yes Yes VERIFICATION #: zPr-5423 EXPIRY DATE: 2021-12-13 SILVER BM-1 | MUL#:OXYGEN CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER PROGRAMS VERIFICATION zPr-5401LT-UNK | PHY ] EXPIRY DATE: 2021-12-13
No and Shapes Lead-free Brass Forging Rod, Bar per ASTM B124 No hpdrepository.hpd-collaborative.org
VOLATILE ORGANIC PREPARER: COMPOUND (VOC) CONTENT HPD v2.1 created via HPDC Builder Page 1 of 6 CERTIFICATIONS1AND COMPLIANCE See Section 3 for additional listings. Third Party Verified? Self-Prepared Pre-checked for LEED v4 Material Ingredients, Option SCREENING DATE: 2018-10-26 VOC Content data is not applicable for this product category. VOC emissions: Inherently nonemitting LEED® listings. VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) CONTENT CERTIFICATIONS AND COMPLIANCE See source Section 3per for additional VERIFIER: WAP Sustainability Consulting PUBLISHED DATE: 2018-10-26 Yes Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar and Shapes per ASTM B16 VOC Content data is not applicable VERIFICATION #: category. zPr-6607 EXPIRY DATE:source 2021-10-26 for this product VOC emissions: Inherently nonemitting per LEED® No CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER PROGRAMS hpdrepository.hpd-collaborative.org HPD v2.1 created via HPDC Builder Page 1 of 6 Third Party Verified? PREPARER: Self-Prepared SCREENING DATE: 2018-10-26 CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER PROGRAMS Pre-checked for LEED v42018-10-26 Material Ingredients, Option 1 VERIFIER: WAP Sustainability Consulting PUBLISHED DATE: Yes Copper-Nickel Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar per ASTM B122 VERIFICATION #: zPr-6679 EXPIRY DATE: 2021-10-26 Pre-checked for LEED v4 Material Ingredients, Option 1 hpdrepository.hpd-collaborative.org No HPD v2.1 created via HPDC Builder Page 1 of 9 Third Party Verified? Copper Sheet and Strip for Building Construction per ASTM B370 hpdrepository.hpd-collaborative.org Third Party Verified? Yes
PREPARER: Self-Prepared
SCREENING DATE: 2018-10-26
VERIFIER: WAP Sustainability Consulting PUBLISHED DATE: 2018-10-26 PREPARER: Self-Prepared HPD v2.1 created via HPDC Builder Page 1 of 5SCREENING DATE: 2018-10-26 VERIFICATION #: zPr-5403 EXPIRY DATE: 2021-10-26 VERIFIER: WAP Sustainability Consulting PUBLISHED DATE: 2018-10-26 No Yes VERIFICATION #: zPr-6606 EXPIRY DATE: 2021-10-26 Copper Natural Gas and Liquified Petroleum (LP) Gas Tube Type GAS per ASTM B837 No hpdrepository.hpd-collaborative.org HPD v2.1 created via HPDC Builder Page 1 of 5
Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Solder-Joint Pressure Fittings per ASME B16.22 hpdrepository.hpd-collaborative.org Copper Medical Gas Tube per ASTM B819 hpdrepository.hpd-collaborative.org Copper Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Tube - Type ACR - per ASTM B280 hpdrepository.hpd-collaborative.org Copper Water Tube - Type K, L, or M - per ASTM B88 hpdrepository.hpd-collaborative.org
HPD v2.1 created via HPDC Builder Page 1 of 5
HPD v2.1 created via HPDC Builder Page 1 of 5
HPD v2.1 created via HPDC Builder Page 1 of 5
HPD v2.1 created via HPDC Builder Page 1 of 5
Key Takeaways CAS Number-based Assessment Approach Does Not Sufficiently Describe Hazards of Metal Forms • Potential confusion for stakeholders and decision makers
Recommendations • When proposing "split" hazard classifications in either a regulatory or non-regulatory context, forms must be clearly defined (e.g., particle size cut-offs) • Where appropriate, software tools should attempt to parse out list information for different forms • Work towards harmonization and alignment across various schemes and approaches for consistency
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CAS Number Limitations: Relevance to Other Substance Types
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CASE STUDIES – PRODUCT TEAMS
Innovating Stone Wool Insulation Aditya Alamuru ROCKWOOL
Innovating Stone Wool Insulation Material Health Symposium II November 16, 2021 Aditya Alamuru
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Agenda 1.
Overview of Stone Wool Insulation
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Material Health Transparency and Optimization – Case Study of AFB evo
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Beyond Material Transparency, ROCKWOOL’s focus on: i. Action plans to optimize product material health across ROCKWOOL’s entire portfolio ii. Disclosing and optimizing the embodied carbon of ROCKWOOL’s entire product portfolio iii. Supporting transition to a circular economy
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Recycled & Natural Materials •
Produced from Natural and Abundant Basalt Rock and Recycled Slag (By-product from the Smelting of Iron Ore).
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The wool is spun-blown and compressed into a variety of forms, including batt, board, and pipe Insulation.
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Binders are added for rigidity and water repellency.
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ROCKWOOL: Environmentally Sustainable Benefits of stone wool
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A natural, renewable resource
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Does Not Off-Gas into the Environment
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Does Not Promote Growth of Mold or Mildew
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Non-Combustible
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16-40% Recycled Content
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Batt Products GREENGUARD Gold certified
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LEED® documentation available Aditya Alamuru 16 November 2021 © ROCKWOOL International A/S
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Health Product Declarations Inventory and disclosure of product ingredients: ‒
ROCKWOOL supports the accurate, reliable, and consistent reporting of product contents and associated health information for products used in the built environment.
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Material transparency of building materials improves the health and safety of building occupants and at all stages of material handling.
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We have 22 published HPDs which are publicly available.
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This includes disclosure up to 100 ppm / 1000 ppm for faced and unfaced products.
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ROCKWOOL AFB® evo AFB evo is a no added formaldehyde version of ROCKWOOL AFB insulation. AFB evo with a no added formaldehyde binder has been developed to meet the market demand of architects & building owners designing to no added formaldehyde specifications in forward looking certifications such as LEED v4. AFB evo maintains all of the technical certifications and performance characteristics of ROCKWOOL AFB.
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AFB evo and CDPH V1.2 2017 AFB evo meets CDPH V1.2 2017 formaldehyde concentration limits for both scenarios; •
Classroom
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Office
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Beyond Material Transparency…. Material Ingredient Action Plan • ROCKWOOL utilized the ingredient information and hazard screening from the aforementioned material ingredient reports to identify opportunities to implement green chemistry solutions, optimize the products and reduce intrinsic hazards. • Design safer chemicals and products: Design chemical products that are fully effective yet have little or no toxicity. • Will be published by early 2022.
EPD Transparency • ROCKWOOL has utilised the EC3 tool to disclose the embodied carbon figures for all our batt and board products. • Tool enables end users to easily understand and compare embodied carbon of building products
EPD Optimization Plan • Life Cycle Impact Reduction Action Plan will highlight actions taken in reducing embodied carbon in Product Stage and reducing operational carbon in Building Stage
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ROCKWOOL Science Based Targets
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We will reduce our absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 38% by 2034 from a 2019 base year and our Scope 3 emissions by 20% within the same timeframe.
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The targets equate to an ambitious one-third reduction of ROCKWOOL’s lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by 2034.
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We continue at the same time reduction in carbon intensity (carbon emitted per ton produced) of our production. Aditya Alamuru 16 November 2021 © ROCKWOOL International A/S
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Recycling at ROCKWOOL and the circular economy
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Between 16%-40% pre consumer recycled content in all of our products
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We have carried out several long term pilot programs with OEM customers to send their ROCKWOOL waste material back to plant for recycling.
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We aim to initiate a robust ‘Take-Back Program’ with our customers.
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Equally important is our effort to divert waste to landfill.
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Questions? Aditya Alamuru Technical Project Manager – Sustainability & Acoustics aditya.alamuru@rockwool.com ROCKWOOL North America
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ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMS – TRACKING THE FIELD
A Proposal to Understand and Communicate Progress in Material Health Open Innovation Wendy Vittori, HPDC
A Proposal to Understand and Communicate Progress in Material Health Open Innovation
TRACKING THE FIELD
Wendy Vittori HPD Collaborative 1
HOW CAN WE ACCELERATE PROGRESS IN MATERIAL HEALTH OPEN INNOVATION?
A BROAD ECOSYSTEM OF INDEPENDENT STAKEHOLDERS ALL CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN INNOVATION PROGRESS IN MATERIAL HEALTH Broader Sustainability Stakeholders
As Material Health practice grows, communication and feedback on the big picture of what is happening becomes more and more important to our progress
Investors
Trade associations
Material Health Stakeholders Governments
Public bodies
Universities
Industry Standard bodies
Material Health Community of Practice
Product Manufacturers Communities
Research institutes
Architects, Designers, Construction, Owners
Complementors
Unions
Subject Experts, Consultants, NGOs
Consumers
Other stakeholders Ratings and Certifications
General Public
TRACKING THE PROGRESS OF MATERIAL HEALTH OPEN INNOVATION Let’s better understand our ecosystem participation towards the healthier and safer building outcomes that we want to produce - through open collaborative innovation
Organizations and Activities
Outputs
Outcomes
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EXAMPLE: INDICATOR CONCEPT Use the 4-Steps of Material Health Practice to Chart Progress Toward Optimizing the Material Health of Building Products
% of Building Products Performing Each Phase of Material Health Practice OPTIMIZATION ASSESSMENT SCREENING INVENTORY Now
Last Year
Baseline
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Level of Outcome Measure
WE CAN TRACK SHARED GOALS AND WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THEM THROUGH OPEN INNOVATION Where we want to be
Outcome GAP
Where we are Tracking Point
Time 6
AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRESS • Social Equity Technical Sub-Group being formed
• Based on recommendations from Working Group on Social Equity in 2021 • Open call for participants - apply through November 19
• Identify and operationalize Material Health relevant indicators as part of HPD Open Standard • • • • • • •
Manufacturing Process and Product Materials (that go beyond chemical inventory) Manufacturing Workplace Practices Manufacturing Location Related Supply Chain Management Practices Product Use Phase and Beyond Practices Broader Industry and Community Engagement Public Disclosure of Social Equity Information
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PROPOSAL - FORM MATERIAL HEALTH OPEN INNOVATION WORKING GROUP • Convene interested participants in early 2022 • Please get in touch if you would like to participate
• Explore opportunities to Track the Field
• Key indicators - What is important to the advancement we seek? • Open Collaborative Innovation opportunities - Where are the best opportunities to advance through collaborative action? • Communication initiatives - Engage and inform all who can contribute.
• We can accelerate our progress to the healthier and safer built environment we envision!
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THANK YOU
For more information wdvittori@hpd-collaborative.org
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ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMS – PROGRESS IN PRODUCT OPTIMIZATION
Optimizing Products for Circularity with Cradle to Cradle Certified Christina Raab, C2C
Optimizing products for circularity with Cradle to Cradle Certified® Made for tomorrow. 16 November 2021
The world is now only 8,6% circular. To keep our world liveable and thriving, we need to double global circularity from 8.6% to 17%. - The Circularity Gap Report 2021, Circle Economy
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ACTION HAS NEVER BEEN MORE URGENT…. AND COMPELLING
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AN ESSENTIAL PARADIGM SHIFT
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OUR VISION A world where safe materials and products are designed and manufactured in a prosperous, circular economy to maximize health and wellbeing for people and planet.
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CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED® V4.0 •
The most ambitious and actionable standard yet for designing and manufacturing products that are safe, circular and responsibly made
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Global science-based framework, developed in multi-stakeholder process
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Third-party verified assessment and certification 6
Products are intentionally designed for their next use and are actively cycled in their intended cycling pathways.
Circular Sourcing
Circular Design
Circular Systems
Cycled or renewable content
Designed with cycling in mind
Circular education
Responsible sourcing of renewable content
Circular design opportunities
Circularity Data Report & Cycling Instructions
Designed for disassembly
Active cycling
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Chemicals and materials used in the product are selected to prioritize the protection of human health and the environment, generating a positive impact on the quality of materials available for future use and cycling.
WHAT’S NOT IN IT?
WHAT’S IN IT?
HOW CAN I MAKE IT SAFE(R)?
IS IT COMPATIABLE WITH HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH? 8
C2C CERTIFIED MATERIAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT Hazard Assessment GREEN
No hazard
YELLOW
Borderline hazard
GREY
No data available
RED
Hazardous
for each endpoints
+ Single Chemical Risk Assessment Consider each hazard endpoint rating with exposure in each product use scenario
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Goal = 100% A,B, or C ratings Final Material Assessment A
Ideal C2C material
B
Material largely supports C2C objectives
C
Moderately problematic properties
X
Highly problematic properties; must phase out
GREY
Cannot be fully assessed due to lack of data
BANNED
Contains one or more banned list chemicals
Single Chemical Risk Assessment A
Ideal chemical
B
No moderate or significant risks
C
One or more moderate risks
X
One or more significant risks 9
BRONZE • RSL compliance • No PFASs, OPFRs, HFRs, or highly halogenated carbon-based materials
SILVER
GOLD
• No risks from CMRs, PBTs, vPvBs, or substances of equivalent concern
• Fully compatible with human & environmental health
• ≤ 1% carbon bound halogens • Low VOC content & emissions
• Very low VOC emissions
PLATINUM • Expand to process chemistry • Striving toward inherently safer chemistry • Address toxicity in the supply chain
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INNOVATION EXAMPLES PLATINUM MATERIAL HEALTH
PRODUCT OPTIMIZATION LEADERSHIP •
Material Health Assessment framework used as a pathway to measurable improvements and circular innovation
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Understanding that compliance with chemicals regulation is only the starting point
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Prioritize material health in the product design phase – no compromises made
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Platinum achievement level as aspiration
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Phase-out and avoid regrettable substitutions
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Future-proofing R&D and innovation pipelines
Process chemistry assessed and optimized
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FRAMEWORK ALIGNMENT FOR SCALE HPDC and C2CPII are increasing alignment in material health assessment tools •
Use of nested, threshold-disclosed material data (disclosed per material at 100 ppm) collected as part of a third-party verified HPD to feed directly into C2C Certified Material Health assessments
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C2C Certified Material Health assessments can be used to produce verified HPDs
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C2C Certified Product Standard v3.1 Banned List and the v4 Restricted Substances List (RSL) to be added in next HPD Version’s list screening functionality 13
MATERIAL HEALTH AT THE CORE OF A CIRCULAR BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Safe, circular materials
Products optimized and innovated for human health & the environment
Healthier and circular buildings & spaces 14
Thank you Made for tomorrow. c2ccertified.org info@c2ccertified.org
ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMS – PROGRESS IN PRODUCT OPTIMIZATION
ChemFORWARD: Enabling Optimization with Shared Data Stacy Glass, ChemFORWARD
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Bridging the chasm to safer chemistry Lack of cost-effective, high-quality, chemical hazard data is a barrier for most companies
TRANSPARENCY
Enterprise Supply Chain Management Tools
CHEM MGMT Screening Regulatory Compliance
Disclosure Initiatives
RSL’s & Customer Requirements
Compliance Declarations
Authoritative Lists
CHEM MGMT Optimization Chemical Hazard Assessments
INNOVATION
Design Thinking Innovation Challenges R&D Investment
Private Consulting Firms and Datasets
Traditionally, this system has perpetuated high cost, inconsistencies, and Has slowed the transition to inherently safer chemistry
Who We Are A science-based, non-profit, value chain collaboration Our goal is to be the trusted source for cost-effective, verified information on chemical hazards and safer alternatives. Co-design partners include:
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What We Do FIND SAFER ALTERNATIVES Helping brands, retailers, and manufacturers transition to safer chemistry using the best science available
MARKET SAFER ALTERNATIVES Helping suppliers communicate trusted, third-party verified, globally harmonized data to all of their stakeholders
MEASURE PROGRESS Helping brands, retailers, and investors reduce risk and strengthen their brand while accelerating the transition to safer chemistry
Populating a first- of-its-kind, globally harmonized repository of chemical hazard assessments for safer alternatives
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TOXIC IS EASY, SAFE IS HARD “It takes a lot more information to prove that a chemical is inherently safe than it does to prove that it is toxic. Just knowing that a chemical is a known carcinogen or that it causes skin sensitization can be enough to rule it out as a good candidate for product applications. But to be sure that it is inherently benign for its intended use means that data gaps must be filled. A lack of hazard data does not mean that a chemical is inherently benign,”
Lauren Heine, Ph.D. Co-Founder and Director of Science & Data Integrity
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Demo
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Building Trust in the Science of CHAs ChemFORWARD’s program is unique and features: ●
Built on proven existing hazard classification methodologies (starting with GHS, C2CC). ChemFORWARD is NOT a new CHA method.
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Qualified Assessors own and maintain the data they create and participate in a community of practice
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Peer review/verification by independent toxicologists who assure assessments are comprehensive, consistent, and credible - thereby increasing user trust
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A technical challenge process that promotes continuous improvement and results in a definitive dataset that justifies having one CHA per chemical
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A policy for reviewing, incorporating, and protecting unpublished private data into CHAs
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Governance that promotes inclusion, transparency, and best practices 8
Supporting Concurrent Chemical Management Strategies
Step 1: Eliminate High Hazards
Step 2: Informed substitution
Step 3: Proactive design
Screen all chemicals for adverse impacts to human health and the environment to move away from the use of the most hazardous chemicals
Assess chemicals to gain comprehensive data, reduce uncertainty, and understand what is safe and appropriate for specific applications
Select green chemicals for products and processes; prefer chemicals that are fully assessed, have low hazards, and are optimized across the life cycle
Impact: Avoid regrettable substitution
Impact: Use safe and circular materials
Impact: Reduce business and regulatory risk
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Infrastructure to Enable Supply Chain Transformation
We are fundamentally changing the way that tis data is created, maintained, distributed, consumed, and financed. BUYERS & SPECIFIERS
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Sector Initiatives B&PC
Packaging
Electronics
Science to Support “Clean Beauty”
Safe + Circular Materials Collaborative with SPC
Collective Impact
Filling critical data gaps:
Safe+Circular Materials Registry:
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Environmental impacts Common ingredients Botanicals methodology
Goal: “Ingredient Intelligence” benchmarking and progress reporting
Individual projects with common purpose: Shared repository
Functional priorities
Safer alternatives
Shared CHAs
Worker health (CN VOC regs)
Assessed trade name materials
Goal:
Support 2025 brand commitments with shared data
Goal:
Empower the supply chain to proactively design with safer chemistry 12
How might we collaborate to accelerate optimization in the Built Environment?
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Vision: From UNKs, NOGs, and P1s... FORMULATED PRODUCT #9 Chemical Name
CASRN
HPD Result
Dimethyl siloxane, trimethylsiloxy-terminated
63148-62-9
LT-P1
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-(2-propylheptyl)-omega hydroxy
160875-66-1
LT-UNK
5-chloro-2-methyl-isothiazolin-3-one
26172-55-4
LT-P1
2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one
2682-20-4
BM2 (expired)
magnesium chloride
7786-30-3
LT-P1
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… to fully characterized and verified SAFER FORMULATED PRODUCT #9 Chemical Name
CASRN
HPD Result
ChemFORWARD Hazard Band
Dimethyl siloxane, trimethylsiloxy-terminated
63148-62-9
LT-P1
C
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-(2-propylheptyl)-omega hydroxy
160875-66-1
LT-UNK
B
5-chloro-2-methyl-isothiazolin-3-one
26172-55-4
LT-P1
C
2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one
2682-20-4
BM2 (expired)
C
magnesium chloride
7786-30-3
LT-P1
B
With a common repository of definitive data, the supply chain can rapidly move to safer alternatives
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Our Team Stacy Glass
Lauren Heine, PhD
Chris Bartlett, PhD
Bruce Green
Co-founder
Co-founder
Lead Toxicologist
Director of Operations
Executive Director
Director of Science
chris@chemforward.org
stacy@chemforward.org
lauren@chemforward.org
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ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMS – MATERIAL HEALTH IS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS
Supply Chain Connections: How to Increase HPD ROI Pete Girard, ToxNot
The Toxnot Exchange An ecosystem to manage Product & Material Passports
Summary Video – 3 min
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https://content.toxnot.com/toxnot-exchange
With Toxnot, you can…
Working Across Sectors
“Reckitt’s partnership with Toxnot enables us to deliver new insights to product developers and easily integrates with our Sustainable Innovation tools” Jennifer Duran - Global Director, Product Sustainability
Buyers and Manufacturers Need Disclosures Like the HPD to Innovate Around Materials Health
.....But Supply Chain Partners Also Need to Address Other Topics like Compliance to support the Time and Budget for Detailed Requests
Manufacturer Use Case
Materials Health (HPDs)
Consolidated Data Requests Reduce Costs and Improve Value
Shared Work
Reduced Time Lag
Wider Availability of Data
Compliance Disclosures
Improved Quality Assurance
And Data Requests are Expanding
Materials Health (HPDs) Carbon and Water Footprints
Circularity / End of Life
Compliance Disclosures
Our Infrastructure Toxnot Material Passports
A platform to streamline supplier ßà manufacturer relationships and expedite the exchange of transparency & compliance data.
Logo/ Website
Your Company Logo
Product Library
Your Company Name
Request Materials
Compliance Status
Control Access
Supplier Benefits
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Manage access to your data Make data available to customers without public disclosure
Manage IP •
Mark data as proprietary
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Secure Data Storage and Clear IP Ownership Rights
Support Customer Formats •
Automatically Translate to Industry specific formats like HPD
Expedite •
Streamline and automate the communication of your materials health and sustainability data
Materials Health (HPDs)
Closing Thought Consolidated Data Requests are An Opportunity to Broaden Adoption
Shared Work
Reduced Time Lag
Wider Availability of Data
Compliance Disclosures
Improved Quality Assurance
Contact Us Schedule a demo Try Toxnot for free sales@toxnot.com
ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMS – MATERIAL HEALTH IS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS
Product Transparency – Key Performance Criteria in Product Marketing Terry Swack, Sustainable Minds
Material Health Open Innovation Summit II Session 3: Ecosystem Programs Material Health is a Strong Foundation for Sustainability Programs
Product Transparency
Key Performance Criteria in Product Marketing
November 16, 2021 © Sustainable Minds 2021
The state of product transparency
2021: From specification requirement to construction requirement What product transparency is really all about:
Performance
High-performance is how the industry defines successful buildings. • Now includes environmental performance and material health. • Performance criteria used in both product manufacture and product selection. Primary intent for doing LCA and material assessments is for a manufacturer to gain insights into the environmental and human health impacts over the life cycle of its products. • Those who understand what’s causing impacts can make better decisions about how to make higher performing, more innovative products. Where there’s impacts, there’s costs. Why improving performance is important – now. • Impacts on natural environment and human health dramatically increasing at a fast pace. • Buildings are a compilation of products, the sum of its parts. Actual performance matters. • You can’t manage what you don’t measure.
Builds credibly greener brands – but not by just producing disclosures. Value for MFRs to provide environmental information about their products comes from demonstrating they understand what it means and they know what they’re doing.
© Sustainable Minds, 2021
Agenda 1. Intro to SM & HPDC partnership – Transparency Catalog & HPDs
2. SM Transparency Products – Transparency Report [EPD]™ – Material Health Overviews, making HPD data understandable and meaningful
3. Q&A © Sustainable Minds 2021
Terry Swack
Founder & CEO Sustainable Minds
B2B provider of environmental product transparency cloud applications & services Founded in 2007, mission is to operationalize environmental performance in mainstream manufacturing to drive revenue and growth through greener product innovation. • Deep expertise in product transparency (LCA & materials), customer experience, information design & cloud software; ISO 14025 program operator • 2009 first LCA software in the cloud for product development organizations to design greener products; Autodesk lead investor; used in industry & education, 90+ countries world-wide
© Sustainable Minds, 2020
The only end-to-end product transparency solutions provider in the market today. • Program operation – PCR / EPD development • LCA and material ingredient assessment services • Innovative cloud-delivered transparency reporting tools, training and education Our solutions are designed to seamlessly integrate product transparency into product marketing to build credibility, preference and value for brands.
© Sustainable Minds, 2021
© Sustainable Minds, 2021
October, 2021
1,650+ MFRs & industry orgs 27 MasterFormat® divisions 950+ Sections Product transparency disclosures for 10s of thousands of products. © Sustainable Minds, 2021
Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog Revolutionizing green building product selection and specification to grow revenue and brand value for building product manufacturers. Radically simplifies the delivery of product transparency information.
In 1-click, powerful CSI MasterFormat® filtering enables AECOs to find EVERY brand and their products with transparency disclosures – in each division and section – making it possible to do in seconds what has taken hours, days or couldn’t be done at all.
Benefit: Make your investments in product transparency pay off.
It gets your brand and products in front of the most targeted and motivated AECOs and dramatically improves the efficiency and effectiveness of your sales, marketing and education efforts.
© Sustainable Minds, 2021
HPDC / Sustainable Minds partnership Together, we are committed to simplifying product transparency reporting, making HPD data more understandable and meaningful and delivering easy to use and powerful tools.
© Sustainable Minds 2021
Together, committed to delivering easy to use tools Creating HPDs HPD Builder
Sharing HPDs HPD Builder API
Application Programming Interface (API) allows software solutions to communicate with each other.
© Sustainable Minds 2021
Finding products w/ HPDs
Selecting
and understanding
Reporting MFR Analytics Dashboard Owens Corning | Jan 1– Apr 30, 2021 HPDs #3 and #5 most downloaded docs
© Sustainable Minds 2021
How we use HPD Builder API data
SM expert data team reviews each HPD for: • MasterFormat® section • Rating systems credit eligibility • Scope & results for Standard listings • Expiration date for all Then adds every published HPD (repository link) in the appropriate MasterFormat section to ensure accurate findability.
© Sustainable Minds 2021
Standard listing
Products correlated to disclosures w/ results info & explanation
Free listing
Disclosures only: HPD name, link, expiration
How we use the HPD Builder API
SM expert data team reviews each HPD for: • MasterFormat® section • Rating systems credit eligibility • Scope & results for Standard listings • Expiration date for all Then adds every published HPD (repository link) in the appropriate MasterFormat section to ensure accurate findability. © Sustainable Minds 2021
Handy tooltip
To explain scope and results in a glance
Standard listings include EVERY product the HPD covers
© Sustainable Minds 2021
Mapping disclosures to green building rating systems Rating system search filters display products & disclosures eligible to contribute to each credit option as listed here. transparencycatalog.com/rating-systems
© Sustainable Minds, 2021
Find all eligible products for WELL & LEED optimization credits, in 1 click
© Sustainable Minds 2020
Find all products by disclosure type, in 1 click
© Sustainable Minds 2020
Standard listings include EVERY product the HPD covers
People select & specify PRODUCTS with disclosures, not just disclosures. Standard and Featured Brands with products are displayed FIRST.
This ensures 5–50X greater visibility in every MasterFormat section over a free listing.
© Sustainable Minds 2021
Agenda 1. SM Transparency Products – Transparency Report [EPD]™ – Material Health Overviews, making HPD data understandable and meaningful
© Sustainable Minds 2021
2014:
SM Transparency Reports, our brand of EPD, integrate product transparency with product marketing. • Simpler and standardized EPDs • Delivered in the cloud & in PDF • Leverage your LCA investment to create credible, consistent and affordable marketing tools. Effectively present your greener brand.
© Sustainable Minds, 2021
SM Transparency Report (EPD)™ – our brand of EPD Customized to represent your brand.
© Sustainable Minds 2021
SM Transparency Report™ 1. Performance dashboard
EPD in 3 pages.
Delivered in the cloud and PDF
© Sustainable Minds 2020
2. LCA results & interpretation
3. How we make it greener
2015:
How to make material ingredient reporting more understandable & meaningful?
http://www.usgbc.org/credits/new-construction-core-and-shell-schools-new-construction-retail-new-construction-healthca-24 © Sustainable Minds, 2015
We wondered… •
Why are there so many different ways to disclose material ingredients?
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Why do different AEC professionals ask for different disclosures?
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How many disclosures should a manufacturer do?
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What questions does each answer? o What does the manufacturer learn? Help with design? o What do they tell the customer?
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If a different kind of assessment and report is required, why not provide all in the same place?...along with the other info people use to make purchase decisions.
© Sustainable Minds, 2015
Material evaluation research findings Material Health ASSESSED APPLICATIONS Manufacture, Installation, Use as insulation, Collection, Recycling.
SILVER
Carpet XYZ ISSUED TO:
Carpet Company Name
ASSESSED BY: Assessor
EXPIRES:
January X, 2017
STANDARD: v3.0
ASSESSED SCENARIOS: Manufacture, Installation, Use as insulation, Collection, Recycling PRODUCTS COVERED: Carpet A. Carpet B, Carpet C
PRODUCT OPTIMIZATION SUMMARY
Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Banned List compliant Material Health optimization strategy developed No exposure from carcinogens, mutagens, or reproductive toxicants Meets VOC emissions testing requirements Product is fully optimized - does not contain any GREY or x-assessed chemicals Process chemicals have been identified and none are GREY or x-assessed PERCENTAGE OF MATERIALS ASSESSED BY WEIGHT
99-100%
ASSESSMENT RATING BY WEIGHT
A or B: 15.3-25%
C: 60-67.3%
X: 13-17.3%
GREY 0-.1%
PRODUCT OPTIMIZATION
A or B
Inventory threshold for chemicals in each material = 100 ppm
C
X
GREY
61 Materials CERT NO. MHC2315
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Too technical, what does it mean?
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Can’t always easily determine what’s in the product and why?
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Manufacturer may disclose hazardous ingredients with no explanation
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Not comparable
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No marketing info
How does an architect, builder, contractor use to make a purchase decision? © Sustainable Minds, 2015
Material evaluation research findings Material Health ASSESSED APPLICATIONS Manufacture, Installation, Use as insulation, Collection, Recycling.
SILVER
Carpet XYZ ISSUED TO:
Carpet Company Name
ASSESSED BY: Assessor
EXPIRES:
January X, 2017
STANDARD: v3.0
ASSESSED SCENARIOS: Manufacture, Installation, Use as insulation, Collection, Recycling PRODUCTS COVERED: Carpet A. Carpet B, Carpet C
PRODUCT OPTIMIZATION SUMMARY
Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Banned List compliant Material Health optimization strategy developed No exposure from carcinogens, mutagens, or reproductive toxicants Meets VOC emissions testing requirements Product is fully optimized - does not contain any GREY or x-assessed chemicals Process chemicals have been identified and none are GREY or x-assessed PERCENTAGE OF MATERIALS ASSESSED BY WEIGHT
99-100%
ASSESSMENT RATING BY WEIGHT
A or B: 15.3-25%
C: 60-67.3%
X: 13-17.3%
GREY 0-.1%
PRODUCT OPTIMIZATION
A or B
Inventory threshold for chemicals in each material = 100 ppm
C
X
GREY
61 Materials CERT NO. MHC2315
What do you want to…
Learn? Do with results? © Sustainable Minds, 2015
The deliverable of an LCA: is an LCA report. An EPD: is a report of the LCA report. Integrate product transparency into product marketing.
© Sustainable Minds 2015
SM Material Health Overview™
Can be created using any material health evaluation method Standardizes material health reporting to drive healthier building product purchase decisions Partnerships with leading material health evaluation organizations
© Sustainable Minds 2015
SM Material Health Overview™
Standardizes material ingredient reporting; tailored to evaluation method
Declare™ © Sustainable Minds 2021
C2C Material Health Certificate
Health Product Declaration®
Manufacturer Inventory
LCA:TR
:
HPD:MHO
:
© Sustainable Minds 2015
ISO 14025 TYPE III ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION
BACKROUND REPORT EARNS THE LEED CREDIT
Disclosures
© Sustainable Minds 2015
Marketing tools
SM Material Health Overview™ Leverage your material evaluation investment to create credible, consistent marketing tools. Effectively present your healthier brand. Questions answered quickly: 1.
What is this product made of?
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Are there any hazardous ingredients?
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If yes, how bad are they?
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Are there any exposure concerns?
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What is the company doing about
improving the human health impacts?
© Sustainable Minds, 2015
SM Material Health Overview™ Combines product sustainability efforts into one integrated story to inform safer and healthier purchase decisions. Designed: 1) For non-technical readers 2) For readers unfamiliar with product transparency reporting 3) To provide the value-add of integrated explanation and improvement stories that disclosures don’t report.
© Sustainable Minds, 2015
SM Material Health Overview Interpretation
© Sustainable Minds, 2015
SM Material Health Overview How we’re making it healthier
© Sustainable Minds, 2015
SM Material Health Overview™ Add a tab to TR Page 2: Makes environmental performance and material health information understandable and meaningful, all in one place. Reporting both gives a comprehensive view of what's in a product & why.
© Sustainable Minds, 2015
1. Performance dashboard
SM Transparency Report™
2. Material health results & interpretation 3. How we make it greener
TR + Material Health Overview
Delivered in the cloud & in PDF
© Sustainable Minds 2021
SM Material Health Overview™ Stand-alone report includes Transparency Report page 1 content
© Sustainable Minds, 2015
SM Material Health Overview™ Stand-alone report w. Declare and HPD results
© Sustainable Minds 2021
SM Transparency Reports, our brand of EPD, integrates product transparency into product marketing. A strategic marketing and lead generation tool •
An EPD++, informs greener purchase decisions by making your LCA & environmental performance information understandable & meaningful
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Simpler and standardized EPDs delivered in the cloud, in the EC3 tool & PDF
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Enables a manufacturer to describe how you are making products greener
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Add Material Health Overview to describe how you are making products healthier for comprehensive reporting
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Leverage your LCA & material health investments to create credible, consistent and affordable marketing tools
Effectively present your credibly greener & healthier brand. © Sustainable Minds, 2021
The state of product transparency
2021: From specification requirement to construction requirement What product transparency is really all about:
Performance
High-performance is how the industry defines successful buildings. • Now includes environmental performance and material health. • Performance criteria used in both product manufacture and product selection.
Builds credibly greener brands – but not by just producing disclosures. Value for MFRs to provide environmental information about their products comes from demonstrating they understand what it means and they know what they’re doing.
© Sustainable Minds, 2021
Q&A Thank you! transparencycatalog.com terry@sustainableminds.com info@sustainableminds.com
© Sustainable Minds, 2021
ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMS – LEADING EDGE APPROACHES FOR PROJECTS
Jump Start Safer Product Selection Gina Ciganik, Healthy Building Network
Jump-Start Safer Product Selection Material Health Symposium, Health Product Declaration Collaborative
Gina Ciganik, Chief Executive Officer November 16, 2021
Vision:
All people and the planet thrive when the environment is free of toxic chemicals.
Mission:
To advance human and environmental health by improving hazardous chemical transparency and inspiring product innovation
The Rose - Minneapolis
Aeon & Hope Community
MSR Design
Transparency:
Celebrate Progress & Manufacturer Leadership
~9,000 HPDs Certifications: ~930 Declare ~400 Cradle2Cradle
How do you make an informed decision when the product you want is not yet disclosed?
Undisclosed Building Product Market
A Complimentary Approach (not a certification) to jump-start informed decisions 1. Integrate Product “Type” decisions for best-in class products 1. Start Earlier in the Process
HBN Product Category Library Discover ranking of product types in each category
Turf
Water Pipes
Coming Fall 2021 Roofing & Water-Proofing
Flooring
Prefer
Avoid
Eliminate or Innovate
Insulation
Prefer
Avoid
Eliminate or Innovate
The Science Common Products...The intel behind our knowledge
Translating Common Products into Hazard Spectrums Screening Methodology, in Brief ● Chemical Content of Material/Product ● Manufacturing Process Chemistry ● Fenceline Community Impacts ● Hazard Exposure During Installation ● Precautionary, Children-First
Currently Exploring & Piloting... ● ● ● ●
Embodied Carbon, GHG Environmental Justice Circularity / Recyclability Mapping to filters/certs like 6 classes, Red List, Prec. List, etc.
Start Earlier in the Process - Achieve safer products - Accelerate Transparency for disclosures/certifications
Inform here using TYPES
Specific Product Disclosures sought here
Activating Product Types for Informed Decisions
Paint: Making the Invisible, Visible
Informing Clients of Product Selection Scenarios
Data Integration in 3rd Party Platforms (GIGA Pilot)
HBN Common Product, Linoleum
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
The Next Frontier! (?) Integration into Building Information Modeling
Why Integrate a Product Type Approach in the Ecosystem: •
Simple. yet effective, science-based screening
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Impact. The biggest improvements are made moving away from product TYPES in the “red” zone.
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Scale. We can screen the entire market with simple-to understand, science-based guidance today, while more manufacturers work on disclosure and certification growth.
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Big Picture. We take a step back and ask ‘what is the best flooring product’, de-emphasize incremental shifts within worst-in-class product types.
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Risk Mitigation. The excuse of not knowing no longer works. Companies are beginning to be held accountable for human and environmental damages. BE INFORMED
Goal: Screen the Building Materials Market in 3 Years
1. Arup Evaluation - Universe of Products ● From 11 Product Categories to ~60 ● From 180 Product Types to ~600 1. Engagement and co-creation with you, led by Anjanette Green, new HBN staffer 1. Raise ~ $5.5 million to reveal full data set
All people and the planet thrive when the environment is free of toxic chemicals.
Thank You
Material Health Symposium, Health Product Declaration Collaborative
Gina Ciganik, Chief Executive Officer gciganik@healthybuilding.net
ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMS – LEADING EDGE APPROACHES FOR PROJECTS
A Common Materials Framework Highlighting Comprehensive Collaboration: How We Can All Enable Being ‘Mindful’ as the Norm Annie Bevan, mindful MATERIALS
FURTHER, FASTER TOGETHER
A lot of really depressing facts about materials: All major ecosystems are in decline. We spend 90% of our time inside. Modern slavery persists in global supply chains construction and demolition accounted for 600 million tons of waste in the US alone in 2018. Almost everything we touch is coated in chemicals. We contact materials through dermal exposure, inhalation, ingestion. Chemical regulation in most countries is outdated and inadequate. Fenceline communities can bear the brunt of local manufacturing impacts. There is no global standard for materials sustainability. Building products are currently responsible for 11% of all global carbon emissions Most architecture firms don’t have a materials standard.
mM VISION: ‘mindful’ materials are clear to identify; easy to find; and the standard for every building. ncy? Transpare Check! on? Optimizati k, you’re Check! O all in!
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LIGHTING ADVOCACY LETTER
AIA MATERIALS PLEDGE
OWNER’S COMMITMENT
human health social health + equity ecosystem health climate health within a circular economy.
INTERIOR DESIGN PLEDGE
CONTRACTOR’S COMMITMENT
MANUFACTURER MATERIALS COMMITMENT
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But what does it mean to address Human Health? What does it mean to address Climate Health? Ecosystem health…..? Social health & equity…..? Circularity…….?
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What if we could speak about materials on a level that all of us could understand?
\ common framework \ materials pledges
What if we all had a common language to ASK about the sustainability of materials?
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What if manufacturers had a clear roadmap to SHARE their stories that address their holistic sustainability story of their products and their companies?
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What if a cross functional team of the worlds experts in sustainable building materials joined together in a neutral space to create a framework to make sustainable product selection easier to understand as well as scalable?
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Introducing the mM COMMON MATERIALS FRAMEWORK! To make rapid and measurable progress as a global community, we need a common language and a shared road map for material sustainability. By Industry for Industry Defining what it means to address human health, social health + equity, ecosystem health and climate health within a circular economy
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By Industry, For Industry enabling extreme collaboration!
mM Content Advisory Board
mM Content Working Group • • • • •
Industry wide volunteers AIA Materials Knowledge Working Numerous Manufacturers Numerous A&D Numerous Materials Consultants
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A Roadmap for Data, Certifications & Decisions
*Note Work in Progress
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A Roadmap for Data, Certifications & Decisions
*Note Work in Progress
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A Roadmap for Data, Certifications & Decisions
*Note Work in Progress
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CURATED DIGITAL LIBRARY The common framework comes alive in our curated digital materials library. Filter and find products that meet the entry criteria; connect to tools and databases across the ecosystem; be mindful wherever you work.
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Oh wow this is really embarrassing...I seem to have just misplaced my HPD... Can I see the list? I’m sure we’re on it…
materials proving whether they meet mM entry criteria
Common Materials Framework informs the baseline criteria on what does it mean to be a ’mindful MATERIAL’.
mM bouncer reviewing entry criteria
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FUTURE PLANNING: LIBRARY UPDATES Help your firm track & meet the Materials Pledge Metrics or Materials Commitment by filtering to the 5 health buckets based on Common Materials Framework HUMAN
CLIMATE
CIRCULARITY
SOCIETAL
ECOSYSTEM
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Connecting Manf. Sustainability Data Filtered through the mM Common Materials Framework Available wherever you find products in your workflow
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Timing on Next Steps 1. Finalize mM Common Materials Framework January 2022 2. Adoption by AIA, ASID, Owners, etc. to support Pledge Commitment Metrics Q1/Q2 2022 3. Updates to mM Library Q3/Q4 2022 4. API Connections with all workflow systems 2023
How do I manage all this data??
How do I support others? How do we prove ROI?
Which certification s should I look for?
Where do I find products?
Where should I begin? How do I talk to my firm?
What do I prioritize?
What does ‘sustainable’ mean?
How do I convince my clients materials matter?
FURTHER, FASTER, TOGETHER Annie.bevan@mindfulmaterials.com
NOT PRESENTED
Beyond Material Transparency: How do we Eliminate Forced Labor from the Supply Chain? Ren DeCherney International Living Future Institute
The world’s most advanced standard for healthy, sustainable products.
INSTEAD OF DEPLETING RESOURCES AND CREATING WASTE
imagine products that make the world a better place
A framework to create products that:
Healthy Sustainable Give back more than they take
The Living Product Challenge
combines:
Material Health
+
Life Cycle
+
Social Equity
LIVING PRODUCT CHALLENGE
SM
Discover: Where does it come from + where does it go at the end of life?
FACILITY LOCATION(S)
CERTIFICATION LEVEL
The footprints and
the handprints
CARBON FOOTPRINT
ENERGY EMISSIONS
The chemical ingredients screened against the Red List
RED LIST COMPLIANCE
LIFE EXPECTANCY + END OF LIFE OPTIONS
WATER FOOTPRINT
WASTE FOOTPRINT
CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS
The Red List:
A list of the worst chemicals that • Pollute the environment • Bio-accumulating • Harming construction + factory workers A Red List Free product contains none of these chemicals!
The Living Product Challenge is the only certification with handprints.
If footprints are the negative impacts we leave behind… Our handprints are all the positive impacts we make
Handprints are measured in the same units as footprints so you can compare apples to apples.
Handprints tell a story… Rainwater catchment
STEM programs + solar panels in a community
Purchase low-flow plumbing fixtures
Preserve watersheds
Using plastic recovered from the ocean
And make every product unique
Living Product Challenge is the only certification that combines
material transparency, life cycle disclosure, and handprinting.
Find products that
do good with
Living Product Challenge
Find more at living-future.org
NOT PRESENTED
The Pathway to Healthy Materials Susan Kaplan HLW
The Pathway to Healthier Materials November 2021
Presenters
2
Goals of Presentation Understand the importance of creating an integrative process for selecting healthy materials
Review HLW commitments and initiatives to demonstrate how firms can set goals and join industry movements
Explore future initiatives to understand how to reach materials goals
3
Current State: Integrative Process
4
Healthier Materials Project Team Organization Who we are and what we do to create projects with healthier materials?
Sustainability Group
Mat - Tech
Designers
5
Project Roles Work directly with client to understand healthy materials goal and communicate to Designers/Mat Tech; organize and vet materials to ensure compliance
Sustainability Group
Mat - Tech
Designers
6
Project Roles Work directly with client to understand healthy materials goal and communicate to Designers/Mat Tech; organize and vet materials to ensure compliance
Sustainability Group Select non-aesthetic materials and manage performance requirements for project; use expertise to advise on healthy materials goals
Mat - Tech
Designers
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Project Roles Work directly with client to understand healthy materials goal and communicate to Designers/Mat Tech; organize and vet materials to ensure compliance
Sustainability Group Select non-aesthetic materials and manage performance requirements for project; use expertise to advise on healthy materials goals
Mat - Tech Work with client to understand project aesthetics and select finishes that meet aesthetic and sustainability requirements
Designers
8
Process Example
• Design Team selects materials based on specific project requirements
Materials Selected
BEYOND/Mat Tech Review
• Design Team shares finish schedule with compliance for in scope products indicated
• Work with Mat Tech on any questions regarding compliance or alternates
Remaining Documentation Collection
• BEYOND to collect documentation for project
Questions/Noncompliance
9
Key Drivers: Education Education: Understanding why healthy materials are important is key in not only creating awareness and driving the selection process, but also in establishing a culture of education that will create long term adoption and understanding The role of Sustainability and Mat Tech teams must make sure the design team and stakeholders understand the importance of healthy materials at the beginning of the design process
10
Key Drivers: Goal Setting Establish Clear Goals and Instructions: Selecting healthy materials is not always a straightforward process; health literacy takes time and direction to build. By setting clear goals and instructions for design teams and establishing defined roles, greater accuracy and efficiency are employed throughout the material selection process. Sustainability and Mat Tech teams must develop project-specific goals and steps to ensure that designers are selecting compliant products, building material health literacy, and avoiding redundancies 11
Healthy Materials Vetting Vet materials that have standardized, third-party documentation and/or certifications: To avoid greenwashing, materials need to be vetted using industry-accepted certifications/reporting, not by attributes
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Key Drivers: Resources Provide effective resources: Enable designers to select healthy materials by providing in-house tools and resources. Examples of resources: •
Online Materials Libraries
•
In house sustainability teams (Mat Tech, BEYOND)
•
Certification Databases
•
Manufacturer Websites
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Firm-Wide Commitments
14
Chemicals of Concern
15 Green Science Policy Institute
Chemicals of Concern
16 Green Science Policy Institute
Impact of Chemicals “Phthalates, used to make plastic soft and flexible, are of paramount concern. They are in everybody and we are probably primarily exposed through food as we use soft plastic in food manufacture, processing and packaging. They lower testosterone and so have the strongest influences on the male side, for example diminishing sperm count, though they are bad for women, too, shown to decrease libido and increase risk of early puberty, premature ovarian failure, miscarriage and premature birth. “If you follow the curve from the 2017 sperm-decline meta-analysis, it predicts that by 2045 we will have a median sperm count of zero.”
17
Healthy Materials Research With research and data surrounding material health and long-term impact of chemicals evolving rapidly, designers must commit to understanding real-world implications of materials in the built environment. Specifications and material selection protocols should evolve alongside updated Red Lists and hazards data. HLW is committed to staying up to date with the latest research and literature addressing chemical impacts on both human and environmental health by engaging Mat Tech and BEYOND to develop and distribute education to designers.
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HLW Sustainability Action Plan
19
AIA Materials Pledge Participating Firms Pledge to: • •
•
• •
support human health by preferring products that support and foster life throughout their life cycles and seek to eliminate the use of hazardous substances. support social health & equity by preferring products from manufacturers that secure human rights in their own operations and in their supply chains, positively impacting their workers and the communities where they operate support ecosystem health by preferring products that support and regenerate the natural air, water, and biological cycles of life through thoughtful supply chain management and restorative company practices support climate health by preferring products that reduce carbon emissions and ultimately sequester more carbon than emitted. support a circular economy by reusing and improving buildings and by designing for resiliency, adaptability, disassembly, and reuse, aspiring to a zero-waste goal for global construction activities.
20
AIA Materials Pledge Human Health Support Human Health by preferring products which support and foster life throughout their lifecycles and seek to eliminate the use of substances that are hazardous.
21
AIA Materials Pledge Social Health and Equity Support Social Health and Equity by preferring products from manufacturers that secure human rights in their own operations and in their supply chains, positively impacting their workers and the communities where they operate.
AIA Materials Pledge Climate Health Support Climate Health by preferring products which reduce carbon emissions and ultimately sequester more carbon than emitted.
Corporate Social Responsibility CSR: Environment Team Dedicated internal team working to establish frameworks focused on human health and healthy materials specification, community resilience, and addressing the impact of the built environment on the environment.
24
Social Equity To address our own practices and develop robust social equity and fairness policies, HLW is in the process of obtaining Just certification.
25
AIA 2030 Commitment Mission: To support the 2030 Challenge and transform the practice of architecture in a way that is holistic, firm-wide, project based, and data-driven. The 2030 Challenge: Participating architects must adopt the following targets: • • •
All new buildings, developments and major renovations shall be designed to meet a fossil fuel, GHGemitting, energy consumption performance standard of 70% below the regional (or country) average/median for that building type. At a minimum, an equal amount of existing building area shall be renovated annually to meet a fossil fuel, GHG-emitting, energy consumption performance standard of 70% of the regional (or country) average/median for that building type. The fossil fuel reduction standard for all new buildings and major renovations shall be increased to: • 80% in 2020 • 90% in 2025 • Carbon-neutral in 2030 (using no fossil fuel GHG emitting energy to operate).
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AIA 2030 Commitment
27
Looking Forward
28
Optimized Materials Goal to develop a framework to phase out chemicals of concern across all projects Work to prioritize materials that not only disclose chemicals, but only use optimized ingredients for human and environmental health
29
Healthy Materials Specification CSR: Environment – Human Health and Wellness HLW definition of Healthy Materials to start with eliminating 3 classes of chemicals in our specifications: 1. PFAs 2. Antimicrobials 3. Flame Retardants
30
Social Equity Goal: To understand how materials we specify and select impact the supply chain and, in particular, affected vulnerable communities and populations Challenge: Scaling resources that can get us to a place where we can measure and track supply chain impacts of materials on social equity
31
Social Equity Goal: To understand how materials we specify and select impact the supply chain and, in particular, affected vulnerable communities and populations Challenge: Scaling resources that can get us to a place where we can measure and track supply chain impacts of materials on social equity
32
Social Equity Programs
UN Social LCA
Grace Farms
Global GreenTag
Social Data Hotspots
33
Embodied Carbon
Embodied Carbon Prioritize materials that have low embodied carbon impacts Examples of certifications/attributes: • Environmental Product Declarations • Living Product Challenge • Recycled content • Circular Design
HumanScale Smart Ocean Chair
Future State Overall Goal: To ensure that all materials used in our spaces across all projects do not compromise human and environmental health, and adversely impact communities associated with selected materials
5 Penn Plaza, L5 New York, NY 10001 www.hlw.design +1 (212) 353-4600
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NOT PRESENTED
Healthy Materials Initiative: Development and Implementation Lydia Brown and Heather Park Boulder Associates Architects
Material Health Open Innovation Symposium II 2021
Presented by: Heather Park, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C Lydia Brown, IIDA Boulder Associates
The Healthy Materials Initiative (HMI) upholds a standard for materials that are SAFER, HEALTHIER & PERFORM BETTER. HMI is built to create awareness around the impact of materials we use from all perspectives; material health for patients & staff, performance & durability and global impact. For our designers and healthcare clients, HMI provides various material assessments depending on the project need.
BOULDER ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
BOULDER ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
H M I R AT I N G
HMI database rates materials on a three key factors: • Material Health: Identifying materials that are minimally or non-toxic. • Performance: Evaluated to meet BA standards to promote high performing and long-lasting interior environments. • Global Impact: Assess to understand carbon footprint, natural resource consumption and socio-economic impact.
Based on these factors, each material is assigned a rating of: • Preferred: Overall positive impact on above categories. • Neutral: Room to improve • Deficient: Avoid or use minimally. • Restricted: Contains restricted materials, do not use.
BOULDER ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
BOULDER ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
M AT E R I A L S L I B R A R Y
• Digital Material Database populated by manufacturer with materialspecific surveys. • The Physical Library • All material in the Physical Library is labeled with a rating sticker for informed material selection. • CSI Specifications – integrated performance and material health standards that align with the HMI Rating system and most stringent industry standards.
BOULDER ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
BOULDER ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
RESOURCES
•
Interior Material Assessment Report - Rates interior materials that are in a clients' standards or are part of a newly develop interior material list.
• Assist in Establishing Environment Project Goals • Specific Patient Population Type Requirements • Evidence and research based best practices and design guidelines for specific project types. • Interior Material Maintenance Cost Analysis
BOULDER ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
BOULDER ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT
Client
Health System
Project
Clinic Standards
Date
May 15, 2021
By
Heather Park + Lydia Brown
OVERVIEW
The Healthy Materials Initiative (HMI) upholds a standard for materials that are SAFER, HEALTHIER, & PERFORM BETTER. HMI is built to create awareness around the impact of materials we use from all perspectives; material health for patients & staff, performance & durability and global impact. This report is a summary of an HMI preliminary assessment for Health System Clinic Standards. This assessment includes: • Preliminary Interior Material Assessment of Existing Standards • Evaluating Materials of Concern • Examples of Proposed Alternate Materials • Comprehensive Alternate Material Comparison Chart • Identification of Potential Gaps in the Standards
Masked Biscuit | mbiscuit@boulderassociates.com Principal Architect, Project Team Leader
C O N TA C T
Strong Biscuit | sbiscuit@boulderassociates.com Interior Designer, HMI Leader Happy Biscuit | hbiscuit@boulderassociates.com Interior Designer, HMI Leader
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H M I R AT I N G
HMI database rates materials on a three key factors: • Material Health: Identifying materials that are low or non-toxic to patients, the natural environment and trade members who install the materials. • Performance: Evaluated to meet BA healthcare durability and maintenance standards to promote high performing and long-lasting interior environments. • Global Impact: Assess each material to understand it carbon footprint, natural resource consumption and socio-economic impact.
Based on these factors, each material is assigned a rating of: • Preferred: Has an overall positive impact on all three assessment categories. • Neutral: Has an opportunity for improvement. • Deficient: To be avoided or used minimally. • Restricted: Contains restricted materials, do not use.
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PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT The Boulder Associates HMI team performed a preliminary material assessment report on Health System Clinic’s material standards. Each material was evaluated against the HMI Assessment Criteria that resulted in a material rating for each individual category which are Material Health, Performance and Global Impact. The average of these three ratings determines a material overall HMI rating in the form of Preferred, Neutral, Deficient or Restricted.
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M A T E R I A L A S S E S S M E N T: C L I N I C S T A N D A R D S
Manufacturer A, Product 1
Manufacturer A, Product 2 Manufacturer B, Product 1 Manufacturer C, Product 1 Manufacturer A, Product 3 Manufacturer A, Product 4 Manufacturer D, Product 1 Manufacturer A, Product 5 Manufacturer E, Product 1 Manufacturer A, Product 6 Manufacturer A, Product 7 Manufacturer A, Product 8 Manufacturer B, Product 2 Manufacturer D, Product 2
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M A T E R I A L A S S E S S M E N T: C L I N I C S T A N D A R D S
Manufacturer E, Product 1 Manufacturer F, Product 1 Manufacturer G, Product 1
Manufacturer H, Product 1 Manufacturer H, Product 2 Manufacturer H, Product 3
Manufacturer I, Product 1 Manufacturer J, Product 1 Manufacturer K, Product 1 Manufacturer K, Product 2
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SUMMARY
COMBINED SCORE
Material Health Total Score
2
0
Material Performance
13
5
15
10
Restricted
15
Deficient
20
Neutral
25
30
35
Preferred
The overall material assessment received a Neutral HMI Rating.
Material Global Impact
There are some materials that overall perform well. However, there is room for improvement in the spaces provided to your patients and employees to create a healthy interior space that contains high performing materials with a minimal overall global impact. The charts on the left shows a summary of how the materials scored in the individual categories. The chart above is the average combined score that represents the overall grade.
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M AT E R I A L S O F C O N C E R N
Material Health: PVC itself is a known carcinogen and developmental toxicant that can get released during manufacturing, use, recycle and incineration of the product. Many PVC products contains phthalates and heavy metals that are a known carcinogen, development toxicant, hormone disrupter, neurobehavioral toxin and a reproductive toxicant that can get released during manufacturing, use, recycle and incineration of the product.
• Manufacturer A - Resilient Flooring: Phthalate Free PVC • Manufacturer A - Rubber Base: Phthalate Free PVC • Manufacturer A - Sheet Vinyl (Heterogenous & Homogenous): Phthalate Free PVC • Manufacturer A – Shade cloth: Contains PVC with Phthalates
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Material Health
M AT E R I A L S O F C O N C E R N
Material Performance: A variety of materials have been flagged to potentially have performance or durability issues as they do not meet the BA durability, performance and maintenance standards for a healthcare facility environment.
Material Performance • Manufacturer A - Carpet Tile w/ Econyl Yarn: Pile Density 6,690oz/yd3 : Carpet tile should have a high pile density and resiliency to prevent visibly premature wear overtime. • Manufacturer A - LVT: scores high in material health however the product has a history of shrinking when expose to direct UV light (near a window). BA is currently investigating this further with the manufacturer. • Manufacturer A - Linoleum <750PSI: Resilient sheet goods with an ASTM F970 Modified test of 1,000PSI or higher, hold up better to dynamic and static loads such as heavy equipment and wheeled traffic.
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M AT E R I A L S O F C O N C E R N
Global Impact: Many materials have been flagged to potentially have a high use of fossil fuels during the shipment of their product. Although some of these manufactures are making advanced steps to reduce their overall environmental impact, compared to others in their industry, there is room for improvement. • Manufacturer A - Products: Manufacturer A - is highly acclaimed for their manufacturing operations as they are a Better Plants Partner with a focus on water and energy use reduction. However, improvements could be made during the transportation of the product with the reduction of carbon use either through offsets or further energy reduction. • Manufacturer A - Tile: Manufacturer A has made many steps in making their manufacturing process more efficient and contain recycled materials. However, like most of the tile industry, improvements could be made during the transportation of the product with the reduction of carbon use either through offsets or further energy reduction. • Manufacturer A – Roller Shade Products: BA has not found any information about the manufacturing and assembly process for its products. BA is in contact with Manufacturer A to find more information about this topic.
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Material Global Impact
P R O P O S E D A LT E R N AT E S We are providing a limited number of recommended material alternates where applicable and if an equal alternate exists on the market today. Special focus was made on Material Health, Performance and Aesthetic similarities. Cost Comparison and a Complete Alternate List can be completed upon request of a full evaluation. *Furniture Finishes where not evaluated but will be upon request of a full evaluation
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P R O P O S E D A LT E R N AT E S Current Wood look Flooring
Recommended Alternate Wood look Flooring
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Manufacturer A, Product 1
Manufacturer B, Product 1 Manufacturer B, Product 1
Alternate Features: -
Similar Visual
-
Similar Color
-
PVC Free
-
Approved Manufacturer
C O M P R E H E N S I V E A LT E R N AT E C O M PA R I S O N
Manufacturer A, Product 1
Manufacturer A, Product Alt. 1
Manufacturer A, Product 2
Manufacturer L, Product Alt.1
Manufacturer B, Product 1
Manufacturer B, Product1
Manufacturer C, Product 1
Manufacturer C, Product 1
Manufacturer A, Product 3
Manufacturer D, Product Alt.1
Manufacturer A, Product 4
Manufacturer M, Product Alt. 1
Manufacturer D, Product 1
Manufacturer D, Product 1
Manufacturer A, Product 5
Manufacturer A, Product 5
Manufacturer E, Product 1
Manufacturer E, Product 1
Manufacturer A, Product 6
Manufacturer M, Product Alt. 2
Manufacturer A, Product 7
Manufacturer M, Product Alt. 3
Manufacturer A, Product 8
Manufacturer M, Product Alt. 4
Manufacturer B, Product 2
Manufacturer M, Product Alt. 5
Manufacturer D, Product 2
Manufacturer D, Product 2
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C O M P R E H E N S I V E A LT E R N AT E C O M PA R I S O N
Total Score
Manufacturer E, Product 1
Manufacturer E, Product 1
Manufacturer F, Product 1
Manufacturer F, Product 1
Manufacturer G, Product 1
Manufacturer G, Product 1
Manufacturer H, Product 1
Manufacturer H, Product 1
Manufacturer H, Product 2
Manufacturer H, Product 2
Manufacturer H, Product 3
Manufacturer H, Product 3
Manufacturer I, Product 1
Manufacturer I, Product 1
Manufacturer J, Product 1
Manufacturer J, Product 1
Manufacturer K, Product 1
Manufacturer K, Product Alt. 1
Manufacturer K, Product 2
Manufacturer K, Product Alt. 2
COMBINED SCORE
2 0
13
5
10
Restricted
Deficient
15
Neutral
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Total Score
15 20
Preferred
25
COMBINED SCORE
4 0
20
5
10
Restricted
Deficient
15
Neutral
20
Preferred
25
G A P S I N M AT E R I A L S TA N D A R D
BA has identified a few materials that do not appear to be standardized that are typical products in the interior environment. BA suggests either adding specific products into your materials standards OR integrating each material performance and health standards into the written CSI specification standards to ensure the highest quality of materials but allow room for cost effective and regionally available alternatives.
• Ceiling: ACT tile, ACT grid, Wood Ceiling Type, etc. • Interior Paint: Specific paint types and specific performance requirements • Wall Protection: Corner Guards, Sheet Wall Protection, Crash Rails, etc. • Adhesives: Flooring, Wall base, Casework Substrates, etc. • Moisture Mitigation: Mitigation System Requirements
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BOULDER ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
BOULDER ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
NOT PRESENTED
Increasing LEED Optimization Credits using the HPD William Paddock WAP Sustainability
TCNA & the Largest Crowdfunded GreenScreen® Assessment Project To-Date Bill Griese, Director of Standards Development & Sustainability, TCNA William Paddock, Managing Director, WAP Sustainability
Key Points 1
TCNA, its members, and WAP Sustainability collaborated on a Material Ingredient Guide that will include Certified GreenScreen® Assessments for 34 commonly used ingredients in manufacturing of ceramic tile, mortar, and grout products.
2
The 34 GreenScreen® Assessments represent the largest Crowdfunded GreenScreen® Assessment Project for non-licensed GreenScreen Assessments to date.
3
Each GreenScreen® Assessment will be available for companies for incorporation in Transparency Reports to accelerate LEED BPDO MIR Option 2 contributions.
4
First of its kind by any building product industry!
A scalable solution for industries who share common ingredients! a. b. c. d.
Builds on existing crowdfunding functionality in ToxNot and Pharos Allows for in-industry or crossindustry collaboration. (Furniture & Carpet as potential example). Meets LEED Optimization Criteria at a low cost per LEED credit. Requires a Licensed GreenScreen Profiler willing to share GreenScreen’s without licensing restrictions.
Major Driver: LEED v4.1 Product Ingredient Reporting Criteria • “Points” for optimal material ingredient transparency •
Criteria: • Use products with reported ingredients that have undergone full GreenScreen® assessments • Target 75% and/or 95% of Content Inventory • Reports must be Third Party Verified
• Major Simplification for Tile Industry • • •
Significant contribution to tile, mortar, and grout product families with substance level ingredient reporting incorporating information made available by TCNA Third party Verification included for all participating manufacturers by WAP Sustainability Creating Advantage to Tile over other building products via this industry-wide program.
Material Ingredients: Key Project Deliverable • GreenScreen® Assessments for 34+ substances • To be used by manufacturers toward development of individual product ingredient reports which satisfying green building health “optimization” criteria • Special Thanks to the following participating companies: Ardex Engineered Cements ARTO Brick Bostik Crest S.A. de C.V. Crossville Custom Building Products Dal-Tile Florida Tile Florim
Interceramic Ironrock Laticrete Porcelanite Lamosa Portobello America Schluter StonePeak Ceramics Wonder Porcelain Group
Coming Soon: Material Ingredient Guide •
Broad perspective to designers and the general public regarding types of ingredients common to tile industry
•
Guidance to suppliers and specifiers regarding green building material ingredient criteria and how to comply
•
“How to” regarding specification of GreenScreen® and manufacturer usage of TCNA’s GreenScreen® Assessments
•
Large numbers of disclosures from Tile, Mortar and Grout Manufacturers with 3PV that meet LEED v4.1 Optimization Criteria
Tile Industry Changing the Game 1. Tile Industry material ingredient information, all in one place 2. Emerging as the market leader in providing third party-verified material ingredient reports to meet LEED v4.1 Optimization Credit! 3. Scalable model for other industries to follow to grow publicly available GreenScreen Assessments® in the market!
NOT PRESENTED
Innovation and Disclosure for Developing Carbon Negative Products Mikhail Davis Interface, Inc.
MIKHAIL DAVIS, DIR. OF TECHNICAL SUSTAINABILITY - AMERICAS
Innovation and disclosure for developing carbon negative products
Y, Nov. 2020
2
MATERIAL HEALTH INNOVATION
Our path to carbon negative
Interface founder, Ray C. Anderson, has “Spear in the Chest moment" kicking off Interface's sustainability journey.
Through the next decade, Interface launches Mission Zero®, beginning a 20-year journey to improve the sustainability of our products and inspire change in the industry.
Interface sets a new ambitious goal with Climate Take Back™ mission to reverse global warming.
Interface unveils the Proof Positive concept tile, the prototype for the carbon negative carpet tile, proving that carbon sequestering can be achieved.
Interface celebrates Mission Zero® achievement and invests in CQuest Backings, the new carbon negative backings line.
Interface launches in the Americas CQuest™GB, CQuest™Bio and CQuest™BioX carbon negative backings alongside the Embodied Beauty™ carpet collection.
Interface launches CircuitBac™ Green which provides the base chemistry for the bio-based approach that supports the CQuest™ backings. Interface expands the Carbon Neutral Floors™ program.
3
PUTTING TECHNOLOGY AND INGREDIENTS TOGETHER
Carbon negative materials at scale: the CQuest™ backings line
The next evolution of our GlasBac™ backing. It features the same superior performance with a construction of post-consumer recycled content from carpet tiles, bio-based additives, and pre-consumer recycled materials, which are net carbon negative.
A non-vinyl, bio-composite backing made with bio-based and recycled fillers which are net carbon negative.
Our backing that stores the most carbon. It’s the same material make-up as CQuest™Bio with a higher concentration of carbon negative materials.
NOTE: Carpet tiles made with CQuest™Bio and CQuest™GB, while they do not have a negative embodied carbon footprint, are carbon neutral throughout their full product life cycle through our Carbon Neutral Floors™ program. 4
INNOVATING IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
The carbon negative carpet tile is a product of intense supplier engagement For select styles, carbon negative materials in the CQuest™BioX backing, in combination with specialty yarns and tufting processes, result in a carbon negative carpet tile. Every layer of the carbon negative carpet tile has had its carbon footprint reduced by reformulation, dematerialization, and/or addition of carbon negative materials, some of which are still proprietary. Tufted Carpet into the Primary Backing Pre-Coat Backing Compound Stabilizing Glass Tissue Backing Compound
Interface.Com/Carbonnegative
Cradle-To-Gate, From Raw Material Extraction Through Manufacturing
12oz Interface Carpet Tile Carbon Footprint Comparison
PROPRIETARY INNOVATION + TRANSPARENCY
HPD shares Hazard data while protecting sensitive supply chains and IP
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NOT PRESENTED
How Easy It Is to Get an HPD with a Natural Product Walter Lourie mafi-America, Inc.
Natural materials make Health Product Declarations simple
How can we make our materials safer by changing our thinking HPD Innovation presentation December 2021 Walter Lourie, Head of Sustainability for mafi-America, Inc.
Materials matter for health
When we design a product, the further away from nature it moves, the more risks we take What can we learn from opening the door to the outside
Nature-based There is a movement to rediscover the value of the
nature-human connection.
The products we build, use and throw away are a legacy of our disconnection.
We know there are harmful ingredients in the materials we specify…
WHY ARE WE STILL USING THEM?
Integrative conversations Nothing comes from nothing Where is the source of the product in the natural world
Where are all of the ingredients made who are the PEOPLE making them
#anti-greenwash it What are the risks in producing the material Specifically on employees up and down the supply chain?
Materials are not just “surfaces” Choices for materials start with an understanding of our role as humans within the natural world
Can we look to the earth first for the solution instead of technology and chemistry
Designing WITH Nature Nature has allowed us to thrive Climate change is helping to restore respect for the power of Nature
Balance the scale Use natural products that pay back instead of take more
Biophilic Design Nature already provides our mental and physical
comfort
Making an artificial product look similar to nature isn't necessary
Human health is the basis for an equitable design Natural materials fit every project and provide to all
The most utilized building material comes directly from nature
natural regeneration Two and a half trees grow for every single one harvested without human intervention
Recipe for a truly healthy product
Production
Protection
People
PROTECTION Stewardship of our timber is crucial Gentle, thoughtful management is the standard Natural raw materials come from the earth. Using sustainable forestry practices ensures a legacy of biodiversity and regeneration
Nature does not create mono-cultures
A diverse final product using multiple species maintains a balanced, stable ecosystem
PRODUCTION Natural materials require less manufacturing Trees, for example, turn into lumber and surfaces with physical manipulation and drying only - no chemicals necessary
Natural materials are non-toxic from the source Working with wood as a raw material is harmless for the manufacturer
Timber is useful in all its forms
As whole logs or as dried and smoothed it offers the same health benefits
PEOPLE Natural products are healthy to be with We have evolved with natural products
40% + of our DNA is shared with trees and plants
60% of our medicines come from the forest
The temperature of natural wood is always the same as the air
Our senses are our windows to the world Olfactory senses ignite safety responses Only natural products give off un-harmful medicinal aerosols Most people prefer it natural or raw
Natural wood is not harmful in any shape But very dangerous with Polyurethane applied
Believe the Science!
Plastic wood?
Wood coated in any artificial surface protection is not natural.
HPD is a snap! Wood Linseed oil White glue 3 natural ingredient suppliers for a healthy finished product for any interior application
Certified 3rd party verified Declare Red list free Living Product Challenge Certified 33 Product specific EPD’s Net Carbon Negative Production
Since 1919: no solvents & nothing artificial no reason to use harmful ingredients Zero waste
Pellets produce energy
Physical connection with nature no varnishes or polyurethanes
Maintenance is the same as our skin natural soap and warm water
MAFI WORKS ON WALLS CEILINGS AND FLOORS
Contact & Questions & Feedback Walter Lourie LEED AP BD+C Sustainability Manager mafi – America, Inc.
w.lourie@mafi.com 917.488.0410 @mafi_dc @WalterLourie1