Materials to help decarbonize the world
About
The materials in this directory apply to aspects of the built environment that can be decarbonized by design ––
its architecture, interiors, exteriors, and landscapes, as well as all the products and packaging used within it.
Begin with our overview of organizations that have combined resources to help designers lower carbon emissions. Find a wider array of material resources by searching the directory’s listings organized in alphabetical order.
Overview
- Carbon Leadership Forum reports on embodied carbon impacts of building materials and provides baselines for comparison.
- Mindful Materials helps optimize materials through its collaboration hub, common materials framework, and digital portal.
- Healthy Materials Lab sets a rigorous standard for the selection of low-embodied carbon materials.
- Material District empowers global innovation by match-making material needs with material solutions.
- Aireal Materials offers a physical and online library showing materials that capture CO2 in their production process.
- Carbon Smart Materials Palette offers material specification guidance for embodied carbon reductions in the built environment.
- Material Connexion provides cross-industry perspectives on materials, trends, design, and sustainability.
- PlasticFree is an innovative platform for materials drawn from nature’s resources; regenerative, toxin-free, and nutrient-rich.
How to Participate
We love adding new materials to help our community advance climate action faster.
Suggestions are very welcome and can be submitted with our easy entry form.
With you, we can do a lot more.
