Building products and materials are essential to enhancing project sustainability. However, barriers like outdated workflows, an excess of options, and a lack of transparency in material data have often held architects back from making meaningful progress.
This panel of architects and materials experts will discuss how emerging materials technology and practice technology are rapidly transforming our industry's ability to contribute to a more sustainable future. Join us to engage in group discussions about how architects can better connect with manufacturers, contractors, owners, and third-party organizations to improve processes and make sustainability goals more actionable.
Learning Objectives
- Examine diverse approaches to creating and maintaining sustainability and materials health standards within firms as well as how to inspire project teams to champion and specify products that enhance people's well-being and meet project sustainability goals.
- Discuss complexities associated with materials selection and the specification process across the manufacturer, architect, owner, and contractor spectrum.
- Learn about the value of materials health and how sustainability organizations are partnering with architecture and technology leaders to make their frameworks more actionable in practice.
- Discover how emerging technologies are enhancing materials selection, specification, and workflow to help architects meet sustainability targets.