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Specifying Healthier Materials Beyond Checking Boxes

Name: Specifying Healthier Materials Beyond Checking Boxes
Start: 2025-11-13T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-13T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Virtual Event

November 13, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Specifying Healthier Materials Beyond Checking Boxes on November 13th, 2025 from 12-2pm

Photo credit: designLAB architects

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About the Training
Specifying materials that meet LEED v4 and v4.1 requirements has gotten easier. However, many projects stop at just meeting these requirements, when we could be doing much better. The course will provide information on specifying products and materials that are Living Building Challenge red list free, avoiding chemicals of concern from the Six Classes, specifying products with transparency labels, and finding healthier products through third-party certifications and publicly available databases. This course is intended for building industry professionals. It can be held virtually or in-person and is a combination of presentation and discussion.

This is the seventh session of the Materials Matter: Embodied Carbon & The Path to Healthier Buildings training series. Join the series to explore the connections between climate, human health, and the circular economy—transforming the way we design and build for a better future.

Refund Policy
Full refunds are available only if written notice is provided 7 days prior to course start date. There will be no refund if less than one week’s notice is given. Please note: Full refunds will be issued less the standard processing fee. In general, rescheduling is always preferred over refunds. Registration transfers are only allowed for rescheduling to a future training and cannot be transferred between individuals.

This training is eligible for 2 AIA LU / HSW continuing education credits. AIA membership information will be collected from attendees by BE+ during the training.

This is a live, online training led by Lisa Goodwin Robbins with Kalin Associates, and Carrie Havey with The Green Engineer.

Carrie Havey, LEED Fellow, has been with The Green Engineer since 2010. Carrie’s expertise resides in facilitating workshops and collaborating with project teams to provide sustainable design advice and LEED guidance at every stage of a project. She is skilled in overseeing projects that need to meet sustainable design regulatory requirements, such as MSBA or Article 37 in Boston. She has experience on a wide range of project types, including higher education facilities, k-12 schools, labs, multi-family residential, municipal buildings, and commercial interiors.

Lisa Goodwin Robbins, RA, CCS, LEED, is a registered architect, CSI-certified construction specifier, and LEED-accredited professional with more than 20 years experience in specification writing, with a focus on projects seeking LBC, LEED, and WELL certifications. She helps other Architects, both designer types and project managers, be green, solve problems, and get their projects built.

Learning Objectives

1. Articulate the value of using healthier materials and educate clients and team members about healthier materials goals.
2. Prioritize healthier materials’ importance to you, your firm, and your owners.
3. Optimize product searching and product selection using databases and the Common Materials Framework.
4. Translate sustainability goals into specification language.

Funding Grants Available: Submit by October 23rd, 2025

The Express Grant is designed to help businesses respond quickly to emerging needs and keep employees engaged. With bite-size grants for just-in-time training and no waiting periods between grants, the Express program is the Workforce Training Fund’s fastest path to funding.
You could take this training for FREE. Complete an Express Grant Application.

Course ID#: C-9006
Course Provider: Built Environment Plus
Course Cost: $175 per course per trainee

Express Grant Eligibility

Employers with 100 or fewer Massachusetts, W-2 employees are eligible to receive Express Program grants. Express Program grant applications must be submitted no fewer than 21 days before the training date. The following documentation is required to apply:

Signed Form W-9
Certificate of Good Standing (COGS) from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, dated within 6 months from the date of application submission
Certificate of Compliance from the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) that is not expired on the date of application submission

The contracting period of approved Express Grants begins 21 days after the grant application date and ends one year from this date. All training must be completed within the contract period to be eligible for reimbursement.