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Event Highlight: Advancing Safer Materials in the Building Product Sector

By Joel Tickner, ScD on 12 Feb 2015 • 5 minute read

Dialogue regarding materials transparency in the building products sector has increased in recent years through efforts such as the Health Product Declaration, but less progress has been made in designing, specifying, and adopting safer materials. Although knowing what� …

States Lead on Safer Chemical Policies

By Ken Geiser, PhD on 17 Mar 2014 • 5 minute read

Last week the California Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) announced three “priority products” containing chemicals of concern that will inaugurate its Safer Consumer Products Program. The program requires that the manufacturers of these products will need to …

End of the Rainbow: A Vision for the Future of Building Materials

By Chris Pyke, PhD on 07 Nov 2013 • 1 minute read

The products used to create and operate our homes and commercial buildings have far-reaching consequences for human health and the environment. Today, we are in the middle of revolution in the consideration of the attributes and impacts of the products used in our built …

Building Materials: What’s In This Stuff?

By Chris Pyke, PhD on 03 Oct 2013 • 1 minute read

We’re surrounded by stuff: fixtures, furnishings, paint, sealants, wallboard, windows, doors, and wiring to name a few. It seems reasonable to ask a fundamental question: “What’s in this stuff?” While it may seem reasonable to ask, it’s surprisingly hard to …