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Webinar Part 1 | JAN 22, 2pm ET Demystifying?Transparency Data Creation & Management: Humans, APIs and AI https://lnkd.in/eE_fPEEC JOIN US! transparencycatalog.com Part 1: EC3 embodied carbon comparisons – What, why & how? WITH ? Mikaela DeRousseau, Senior Data & Methodology Manager | Building Transparency ? Terry Swack, Founder & CEO | Sustainable Minds The urgency to transform the built environment is fueling demand for better data, innovative workflows and advanced tools. Join us for an inside look at the challenges faced by transparency data creators as they work to deliver timely and accurate information. We frequently get asked how the content in the Transparency Catalog is acquired and curated, i.e., how MFRs, products and disclosures get added, the frequency of updates, MFR involvement and more. With the increasing demand for EPDs and material disclosures, more MFRs are creating more disclosures from more data creators at a faster rate! Welcome to our world! Join us for this crash session to learn about: ? How EC3 is categorizing the significant influx of EPDs ? What is involved in making Pilot and Draft categories public ? How high quality PCRs lead to high quality EPDs that provide more accurate comparisons in EC3 ? How to help EC3 prioritize category development and engage MFRs in the process ? How we use the EC3 API to provide comparative results in the Transparency Catalog ? NEW! major update to EC3 comparative results display ? How we work with MFRs to ensure their results are accurate ? The round-trip EC3 and Transparency Catalog data journey ? How we’re changing data management processes for Project Builder & Library Sustainable Minds is committed to: ? Making transparency information easy to use, not just easy to find ? Ensuring low-carbon and healthy material selection is accessible to all project teams ? Helping MFRs’ product transparency investments pay off by getting their products into Projects and Libraries! @Stacy Smedley #architecture #construction #buildingmaterials #highperformance #embodiedcarbon #decarbonize #PCR #LCA #EPD

Webinar MAR 20 | Learn how design, engineering and business educators are teaching?innovation through life cycle thinking. Join us! https://lnkd.in/eBxMbbaJ From in-person to online degree programs, educators from a broad range of disciplines are using?Sustainable Minds Eco-concept + LCA Software?to enrich and expand these programs, teaching life cycle thinking through hands-on experience. PANELISTS Guerry Grune, Adjunct Professor,?MEMP Department Duke University Pratt School of Engineering of Engineering Course:?Sustainable Products for Green Energy Transition(s) Carolyn Shafer, Director,?Center for Sustainable Design Strategies & Center for Sustainable Design Pratt Institute Course:?Life Cycle Analysis Holly Robbins, Instructor,?MA in Sustainable Design Program Minneapolis College of Art and Design Course: The Practice of Design Terry Swack, CEO & Moderator Sustainable Minds They will share their learnings and success stories?about?how they use Sustainable Minds to engage students in the essential conversation about modeling, measuring and interpreting results. Their stories will demonstrate: ? Using Sustainable Minds in the classroom, in online programs and in collaborative projects by undergraduate students, graduate students and professionals ? Using environmental performance to drive product strategy creating breakthrough concepts

Call for PCR committee participation! The committee is comprised of stakeholders who either manufacture the product, use the product, are subject matter experts, life cycle assessment experts, or interested parties (government or non-governmental organizations). The committee is responsible for making the domain-specific decisions and drafting the PCR. Send us an email?by March 28, 2025?if you are interested in participating in the development. [email protected] MFRs! looking for PCRs to create EPDs for your products? Check the North American PCR Catalog for Building & Construction Materials to find all current, expired and in-development PCRs for each MasterFormat? division. https://lnkd.in/e6zruC4Y transparencycatalog.com Terrance (Terry) Barkan The Graphene Council #PCR #LCA #EPD #surfacefinishes #automotive #energystorage #concrete #cement #semiconductorequipment #composites #plastics #coatings #electroplating #textiles #tires #processengineering

Webinar | MAR 5, 2pm ET Cascadia Windows & Doors, Sinak, and Bio-Plastic Solutions: Why you want their high-performance, Red List free materials in your Projects & Libraries https://lnkd.in/ecY7VdAS transparencycatalog.com #highperformancematerials #healthymaterials #redlistfree #EPD #innovation #digitalknowledgebase #collaboration JOIN US! With special guests: ? Solveig Rey, BASc, CPHC | Commercial Sales | Cascadia Windows & Doors ? Ian Higgins | Director of Operations | SINAK ? Danny Noble | VP Proprietary Products | Bio-Plastic Solutions ? Terry Swack, Founder & CEO | Sustainable Minds – Moderator As the industry ambitiously works to reduce the health risks of design & #constructionmaterials, these MFRs are at the forefront. Learn from the leading #fenestration, #concretechemicals, #bioplastic engineering companies about how they're making products with no LBC #RedList ingredients, offering innovative, higher-performing solutions in each of their categories. Learn from Sustainable Minds about how the Transparency Catalog, now with Project Builder & Library, is making low-carbon and healthy material selection accessible to all project teams! Get a free Transparency Catalog account and get notified about evaluating Project Builder & Library for your organization. https://lnkd.in/ex2iqhiE Join us to learn about: ? Each brand's history, transparency journey stories, strategies and innovations creating new solutions and improving manufacturing practices ? Their learnings and benefits from creating EPDs and material disclosures ? How to use Transparency Catalog Project Builder & Library to collaboratively build your organization's digital knowledge base of projects, project templates and product collections, according to your own selection criteria, with live, up-to-date product and transparency content Visit the Transparency Catalog to select and specify their products: CASCADIA WINDOWS & DOORS, for more than a decade, has led the high-performance fenestration industry, providing an alternative to traditional aluminum and vinyl windows. https://lnkd.in/eMHhPTNW SINAK is a concrete chemical manufacturer that specializes in sustainable building materials that are environmentally friendly, easy to apply, and ultimately, save customers time and money. https://lnkd.in/eE4jAdCE BIO-PLASTIC SOLUTIONS is an industry leader in bio-plastic engineering and the manufacturing of proprietary bio-based poly resins and products. https://lnkd.in/eeeiAQBD

Call for PCR committee participation! The committee is comprised of stakeholders who either manufacture the product, use the product, are subject matter experts, life cycle assessment experts, or interested parties (government or non-governmental organizations). The committee is responsible for making the domain-specific decisions and drafting the PCR. Send us an email?by March 14, 2025?if you are interested in participating in the development. [email protected] MFRs! looking for PCRs to create EPDs for your products? Check the North American PCR Catalog for Building & Construction Materials to find all current, expired and in-development PCRs for each MasterFormat? division. https://lnkd.in/e6zruC4Y transparencycatalog.com Jenn Brake Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association #roofcoatings #PCR #LCA #EPD

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Call for PCR committee participation! The committee is comprised of stakeholders who either manufacture the product, use the product, are subject matter experts, life cycle assessment experts, or interested parties (government or non-governmental organizations). The committee is responsible for making the domain-specific decisions and drafting the PCR. Send us an email??by January 17, 2025?if you are interested in participating in the development. [email protected] Check the North American PCR Catalog for Building & Construction Materials to find all current, expired and in-development PCRs for each MasterFormat? division https://lnkd.in/ePVsy_Q5 Monica Chhatwani, LEED AP Kim Hammer (Lewis) Ryan Poole Gayatri Umashankar #wallpanels #PCR #LCA #EPD ?

This was the 10th U.S. Green Building Council Greenbuild International Conference & Expo for the Sustainable Minds team, and the best part, always, is seeing people IN PERSON! We loved connecting with customers, partners, good friends and colleagues. One more “so great to see you and keep doing the great work you’re doing!” to those pictured here (and to those we weren’t quick enough to remember to photograph). There is nothing like F2F for the best convos and it’s always extremely rewarding when people come to the booth just to thank us and tell us how much they love using the Transparency Catalog! Transparencycatalog.com Amber Jones Dale McIntyre Behr Paint Company Kimberly Lombardozzi, LEED IDC, WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador W. R. MEADOWS, INC. Emily-Anne Walker Ferguson Sarah B Gregg Natural Stone Institute Gabriela Fleury de Castro Knauf John P. Busel, F.ACI, HoF.ACMA Dennis Pilarczyk, PE Nucor Corporation Erik Heuler H2M architects + engineers Tom Warner The Haskell Company Catherine Callaway, AIA, LEED AP Jonathan Torres Kirksey Architecture Erica Weeks Paladin Sustainability Group Victoria "Tori" Wickard, AIA, RID, LEED AP Stacy Smedley Annie Bevan Wendy Vittori Millali Marcano Patrick Chopson Tommy Linstroth Leise Sandeman Benjamin Glunz