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Health-Based Metrics to Measure Success in Materials Selection and Building Design and Operation

By Charlene Bayer, PhD on 10 Mar 2014 • 4 minute read

There is a growing movement to refocus building design and operations on human health. LEED v4 is seeking a market transformation by incorporating materials transparency into its materials and resources credits, and by integrating other health-based strategies into othe …

What Endpoints Should We Be Using for Materials Components?

By Charlene Bayer, PhD on 29 Oct 2013 • 2 minute read

As Marty Mulvihill opined in his October 14, 2013 blog, ideally “a perfect building material . . . from raw material sourcing, to building, and through decommissioning – are all safe for human health and the environment.” Chemical risk is a function of both a chem …