Event Description

Reduce the time it takes to search for the best materials for your LEED or green building project by attending this free interactive demo. Learn about GBCI's Better Materials Initiative and its Unified Search feature that allows you to search across all leading global material platforms simultaneously in one go as well as enjoy a real time interative demo from ecomedes, Inc. 

Architects, designers, facility managers and anyone who is in charge of selecting materials and products for a healthy, sustainable, high performance space will benefit from this training.

Learning Objectives

Course Participants will gain the following skills and knowledge

• Understand how the USGBC Better Materials Platform is constructed from industry certification data and when to use this tool for material selection.
• Learn how to streamline your ability to document LEED contribution for building products via the “Verified for LEED” program
• Learn how to use the Ecomedes tool option to: 1) Discover building materials that meet project sustainability goals; 2) Conduct comparison of sustainable building products; 3) Analyze energy and water impact of building materials; and 4) Create documentation for LEED projects

• Learn names of the platforms participating in the Better Materials Initiative program and where to find them