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The impacts of the built environment are vast, global, and systemic.
To build a more beautiful world, we must consider them all.

What It Really Takes to Build Better

Inside the 2025 Plan from mindful MATERIALS and the Forums to Align Tools, Data, and People Across the Built Environment

Designing better buildings isn’t just about energy modeling, green roofs, or clean indoor air—it starts with making informed choices about the materials we use. To meet society’s needs now and in the future, we must embed transparency and accountability into every stage of a product’s lifecycle, ensuring that in shaping the spaces around us, we aren’t unintentionally causing harm elsewhere.

In 2025, mindful MATERIALS (mM) and the Forums are focused on building the infrastructure to make that possible at scale—developing shared tools, aligning strategies, and fostering collaborative action so everyone in the built environment can make smarter, more responsible product decisions.

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The impacts of the built environment are vast, global, and systemic. To build a more beautiful world, we must consider them all.