Buildings are waste in transit

Demolition waste

Referring to buildings as ‘waste in transit’ may seem strange for a supply chain network serving the built environment, but when we sit back and think through the statement, it’s true…every building has an evolutionary life cycle. It starts, most often, with an architectural vision, moves into the construction phase, provides a corporate or lifestyle […]

Why do Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) matter?

The Eco Friendly Tiles Network is founded on a vision of sustainability that eschews greenwashing for a verifiable investment in products that tread more lightly on the planet. Increasingly, the ESG commitments of corporates – notably Fortune 500 companies – demand that architects specify only those products accredited as meeting strict environmental lifecycle analysis. Environmental […]