Materials Matter: Embodied Carbon & The Path to Healthier Buildings
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About the Series
Built Environment Plus (BE+) presents a collaborative education series designed to equip building industry professionals with the knowledge and tools to reduce embodied carbon, specify healthier materials, and drive sustainability through informed material choices. Covering topics including carbon accounting, material transparency, and life cycle assessments, these courses bridge the gap between sustainability goals and real-world implementation. Join us to explore the connections between climate, human health, and the circular economy—transforming the way we design and build for a better future.
The series will kick off with a 2-hour Introduction to Healthy Materials course.
Earn AIA LU / HSW continuing education credits by attending one or more courses.
This series aligns with the mindful MATERIALS framework and the 5 impact categories first identified in AIA A&D Materials Pledge.
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Upcoming Sessions
If you’re interested in healthy buildings, check out this CEU-approved Building Tour: Inside Foundation Medicine’s Vertical Campus in the Seaport on Sept 18th from 5:30pm – 8:00pm!
WTFP Express Grant Funding Available
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.
Questions?
Reach out to the Built Environment Plus education team with questions about taking the series (with or without Express Grant funding) at education@builtenvironmentplus.org.
PE | Associate, LeMessurier
Vice President, AEW’s Architecture & Engineering group
Interior Designer, Jacobs, Boston
Senior Vice President, Market Transformation and Development U.S. Green Building Council
AIA LEED AP BD+C | Senior Associate, Gensler Boston 
LEED Fellow, WELL AP | Founder and Principal, Ecoworks Studio
LEED AP BD+C | Environmental Sustainability Manager, Armstrong World Industries
Sustainability Director, Steven Winter Associates
Assistant Professor of Exposure Science | Director of the Healthy Buildings program
Managing Director, Harvard University Office for Sustainability
Principal & Director of Certifications and Consulting, Epsten Group, Inc.
Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Jamestown
Founder and Principal, Linnean Solutions | LEED AP, O+M; EcoDistrict AP
Associate Principal, BuroHappold Engineering
Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation
Co-Founder, Facilitator at The Laurentia Project | LEED AP BD+C, LFA
Founder and President, Board of the Healthy Building Network
Building Technology Director, Kingspan North America
LEED® AP ID+C, BD+C, USGBC Faculty, WELL® AP, WELL Faculty and Fitwel Ambassador
Workplace Strategy Expert and Researcher, EYP
Principal, Integrated Ecostrategy
Senior Vice President, International WELL Building Institute
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP
Principal, Bruner/Cott
Architect, Associate, and Sustainability Design Leader, Stantec Architecture and Engineering
FAIA, LEED Fellow, Long Green Specs
Products & Materials Specialist, BuildingGreen
Director of Acquisitions and Development
Director of Restorative Enterprise, Interface
Vice President of Sustainable Development, Shaw
Sustainability Manager, Consigli Construction Company
Global Head of Sustainability, Superior Essex