Ashley White, PhD
Ashley White, PhD

Senior Research Fellow at USGBC and Materials Scientist. Working to improve our understanding of the health impacts of building materials, increase materials data transparency, and incentivize the use of non-toxic ingredients in building materials. Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Cambridge.

From “Data Jam” to “Datapalooza”
06 Oct 2014 • openbook 3 minute read
Imagine being able to readily access and interpret human health and environmental attributes of any building product—ingredient lists, health and ecosystem hazards, life cycle data, assessments, and more. Making specification and purchasing decisions that prioritize h …
LEED Materials and Health

Bunnies and Butterflies: Envisioning the Ideal Future of Building Materials
07 Nov 2013 • openbook 4 minute read
Last month USGBC convened a small group of industry and academic leaders to discuss how to increase information transparency in the building materials supply chain and leverage that transparency to transform the marketplace to remove hazardous ingredients from products. …
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