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Water Impacts

Water is one of the planet’s most precious resources, but, according to the World Bank, in 10 years water demand will exceed supply by 40 percent. Water demand mitigation and reuse strategies in the built environment are crucial to helping to bridge that gap. The water-building nexus can be impacted in a variety of ways […]

Chemistry and Circularity

The buildings of the future will require new and innovative building materials. Builder and their clients are often seeking to use materials that are repurposed from existing materials, contain recycled content, or are made to be more easily recyclable. ACC and its members support the pursuit of a more Circular Economy, one that prioritizes resource […]

Green Building Certification Systems

Green building certification systems have become increasingly popular over the past 10 to 15 years. They often include requirements that are separated into chapters, which include lists of potential “credits” for accomplishing performance levels in the respective performance categories. Systems users accrue “credits” to achieve certification to green building, which can result in “ratings,” such […]

Materials Selection

Thousands of different materials and products are used all over buildings. Architects, designers, and construction specifiers may consider a variety of attributes when deciding which materials and products to use in building design and construction. This can include cost, product durability, performance, and aesthetics. It can also include health and environmental and sustainability impacts, such […]

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Indoor Environmental Quality

Americans, on average, spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Thus indoor environmental quality (IEQ) can have a significant impact on people’s health and wellness throughout their lives. IEQ is a term that includes Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), but also includes many other attributes that contribute to […]

Healthy Building Materials

Product Safety & Transparency ACC and its member companies are committed to enhancing access to information about the chemicals that are used in creating healthy, high-performance, and sustainable building products. This information can help anyone from architects, contractors, to DIYers make smart material selection decisions. As a condition of membership, under the Responsible Care® Product […]