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6 Steps Manufacturers Should Take Before the Next Wave of EPR Regulations
Takeaways from our Conversations With Friends discussion with Marty Grohman on how manufacturers can prepare for the next wave of EPR regulations.

Jen Levisen
Aug 6


Heard at AIA 2026: Transparency Was Never the Finish Line
The built environment has spent years investing in transparency. Now the industry is figuring out what to do with it.

Parallel Team
Jul 8


Heard at NeoCon & Design Days 2026: The Next Challenge in Circularity
The next generation of circularity will be defined not only by what products are made of, but by what happens after they are installed, how they are supported, and how their stories are told.

Parallel Team
Jun 18


From Transparency to Traction: The Connected Future of Sustainability
What It Takes to Turn Sustainability Data Into Real-World Decisions

Jen Levisen
Feb 6


Why Organized, Digitized Sustainable Building Product Data is the Real Unlock to Green Buildings Business Value
A preview of our Conversations with Friends webinar on making sustainability data decision-ready.

Jen Levisen
Jan 22


What We Took Away from Greenbuild 2025
Resilience as a mindset. Circularity is the new “it” sustainability topic. Global Rating System Alignment around the CMF, and Toolkits as the accelerator.

Taylor Friehl
Nov 18, 2025


If Your Data Isn’t Connected, It Doesn’t Count.
What we learned in Conversations with Friends: The ROI of Sustainable Materials

Jen Levisen
Sep 29, 2025


5 Questions We’ll Be Asking About the ROI of Sustainable Materials
Exploring the shifts that are redefining value across the materials ecosystem.

Jen Levisen
Sep 3, 2025


The World Is Short on Love. Let’s Build More.
A conversation about what happens when we design not just for performance, but for people.

Jen Levisen
Jul 17, 2025


5 Questions We’re Bringing to the Table at ‘Humanity First’
A preview of the conversations we need to be having about social health and equity in the materials industry.

Jen Levisen
Jun 4, 2025


What We Took Away from a Week of Showing Up
Ten insights from Living Future and the Regenerative Materials NOW! Summit that are shaping what’s next.

Parallel Team
May 18, 2025


Building the Movement
Reflections from NESEA’s BuildingEnergy Boston 2025

Taylor Friehl
Apr 16, 2025


Walking and Talking the Sustainability Tightrope
Finding our places and products in between greenwashing and greenhushing.

Parallel Team
Nov 25, 2024


Version Control: HPD 3.0 Updates
What We Know Right Now about changes to the HPD Open Standard in Version 3.0 due out in early 2025.

Parallel Team
Aug 21, 2024
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