Getting a project ready for your firm’s Materials Pledge reporting this year? If your project is pursuing a certification system such as LEED, WELL, or Living Building Challenge, you have likely already done much of the work in tracking and vetting materials. Today, AIA is releasing “crosswalk” guides that help clarify which of the materials criteria accepted by major rating systems also count toward transparency and optimization features you’ll report as part of the Materials Pledge. For each rating system and version, we’ve created a table that lists each compliance path and the specific impact category it should be placed under in your Materials Pledge report. The goal is to make it as easy as possible to translate a materials tracker into a firm report to AIA. Currently, the following rating systems are included:
This crosswalk is intended as a reference tool, not a 1:1 reporting tool. Rating systems criteria are often aligned with Pledge reporting but may need some additional review and sorting. Note that the categories of materials in LEED and WELL credits do not necessarily align with those in the AIA Materials Pledge. As you translate from certification materials, trackers, and category optimizations to MP reporting, take care to assign product categories appropriately. AIA does not create or endorse specific third-party rating systems.