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Pilot-Credits MRpc103:Integrative Analysis of Building Materials

Integrative Analysis of Building Materials-- How to Get Manufacturer Buy-In?

I've completed this pilot credit a few times now, and I'm wondering if anyone else has thought about this: what is the incentive for manufacturers to disclose this information upfront? I'm thinking that if I am a manufacturer and I'm creating a product that has potentially harmful impacts to human health, the environment, etc., I would definitely not be inclined to share this information as transparently as WE would like to see it. But on the flip side.... if I were manufacturing a product that is environmentally friendly and does not have a negative impact on human health, I would be happy to show off these achievements. Even still, we have discussed in this forum that Sherwin Williams is one of the only manufacturers that shows most of the information needed in one place so that we are able to complete this credit. So how can this change happen? Is it up to the designers, architects, contractors, etc. to stop specifying the products that lack transparency or have proven to have a harmful impact on the environment, human health, etc? Or will this disclosure need to be a requirement for ALL manufacturers moving forward for real change to occur? This pilot credit is certainly forcing us to think about how we can analyze products in order to hopefully encourage more manufacturers to be more transparent about their products' impacts. 

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