Buildings create large, long-lasting social, environmental, and economic impacts. The need to create cutting-edge design professionals with the knowledge base to effectively lead and address these issues, on the local and global scale, is of critical importance to the profession, local economies, and our global health. This seminar will break down the complexity of this task using the triple bottom line approach to weaving a web of sustainable design—one material choice at a time.

   Learning objectives:

• Identify interconnected multiple dimensions of sustainable design in order to make informed contextual design decisions in selecting building materials
• Address triple bottom line issues in material selections using existing metrics and available resources
• Access comprehensive information from other market sectors that can be used to augment, facilitate, and market cutting-edge sustainable design that makes a difference