(B05) The Future of 'Sustainable' Materials

So you have a handle on single attributes like recycled content, bio-based, low-emitting materials, or reuse. You may have even ventured into the murky world of supply chains with chemical transparency and environmental product declarations/life cycle assessments criteria within LEED or one of the Buy Clean Acts. Did you even dip your toe into multi-attribute certifications, social equity criteria, or embodied carbon with LEED Pilot Credits? Wow, you should be proud you have a lot of stuff covered and have a great handle on building products. So what does the next 20 years look like? Did you see global warming potential maximums being used as procurement requirements? Did you predict that people would line up behind net zero commitments? How will manufacturers choose to look at the development of their products, their factories, their supply chains? How will contractors, architects, designers, and engineers choose products and on what basis in the future? How does Wall Streets' demand on carbon and overall company environmental, social, and governance information play into the product development and selection world? Hear from one of the largest coatings manufacturers in the world about what they focus on when developing new products. Learn how a new construction technology company is innovating product development using 3D printing technology. Understand how USGBC envisions the future of materials in LEED and the built environment. Listen to one of the preeminent life cycle assessment organizations in the world on what the supply chains are saying about how we move forward. Panelists will share perspectives on what is valuable in the current LEED v4.1 system and what is the future of sustainable materials. Finally, we will try and answer what is 'sustainable' about materials anyway. Bring your thoughts and questions and join us in lively discussion on the future of sustainable materials.