Material transparency is a growing initiative in the green and healthy building arena. The course reviews legislation that provides the baseline for healthy and sustainable materials, as well as discusses the limitations of those regulations. This course further explores the predominant green building programs and how material transparency can help achieve certification status from those programs. Attendees will leave this course with an understanding of how to access, analyze and apply material transparency to their projects and how to leverage these initiatives to support a healthier, more sustainable building industry.

The prevalence of lead in drinking water isn’t an isolated issue. This course takes a deep dive into the dangers of lead and the harmful effects of consuming lead in drinking water, and answers basic questions about why lead is dangerous, how it got into our drinking water, where it is found and who is at risk. The course further reviews water regulations and discusses strategies to protect against this ubiquitous toxin, as well as developing approaches to proactively reduce lead contamination with the use of filtered water delivery units.