Tag: LCA

  • Information is power

    John Knott The screen saver on John Knott’s computer rotates through images of his seven (and soon-to-be eight) grandchildren. It’s a constant reminder to the third-generation builder of the impact of his life’s work on future generations. Knott participated in the closing plenary of Tuesday’s Materials and Human Health Summit at the U.S. Green Building…

  • ABCs of EPDs

    A major tenant of corporate responsibility is transparency. Corporations are under increasing pressure to understand, report and manage social and environmental externalities – side effects of business operations that businesses have not traditionally been obligated to pay for, or even account for.   In a world of increasing demand for transparency, shouldn’t every company be…