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Become a mindful MATERIALS Member
Sustainability in the built environment is evolving—and so are the challenges. From shifting certification standards and complex material data to growing demands for transparency, navigating material sustainability can feel overwhelming.
mindful MATERIALS exists to simplify this complexity.
As a nonprofit built by and for the industry, we’re uniting architects, designers, manufacturers, contractors, owners (in fact, all aspects of the built environment value chain), and sustainability professionals around a shared mission: To make choosing and using better materials easier, more practical, and more impactful.
By becoming a member, you’re not just supporting that mission—you’re joining a community committed to building a healthier, less impactful, and more sustainable future. Your membership fuels the tools, frameworks, and connections that make sustainability progress accessible across the entire value chain.
Membership Benefits
Collaborate + Learn
Join virtual monthly Engagement Groups to connect, collaborate, and share real-world strategies in a pre-competitive space. In our monthly connects, our Engagement Groups have speakers to provide real-time updates on materials-related topics, as well as peer-to-peer conversations that inspire collaborative solutions to shared issues. These Engagement Groups will also have an opportunity to access and provide feedback on all Forum-related resources before they are launched to the industry.
Access curated resources, frameworks like the Common Materials Framework (CMF), and expert insights to cut through complexity and align your practice with evolving standards like LEED, WELL, and the AIA Materials Pledge.
Expand Your Reach
Connect with industry leaders and grow your personal brand in sustainability. Build relationships with sustainability-focused professionals across disciplines through our virtual Engagement Groups, Collaboration Hub, and industry partnerships.
Showcase Your Commitment: Highlight your leadership in material sustainability by using the official mindful MATERIALS member logo and gaining recognition through our member community and communication channels.
Contribute to Collective Progress: Collaborate on shared resources, contribute your expertise, and help drive industry alignment toward healthier, more sustainable materials.
Exclusive Access
Attend mindful MATERIALS events at discounted or complimentary rates, including networking sessions and educational forums.
Explore our members-only Collaboration Hub, featuring a Global Member Directory, topic-based message boards, exclusive insights, and soon, an integrated Learning Management System.
Enhance Your Brand
Use the official mindful MATERIALS Member logo to highlight your commitment to materials transparency and sustainability leadership.
Gain visibility by contributing to collective industry resources and being recognized as part of a trusted network moving the industry forward.
Explore the Collaboration Hub
The Collaboration Hub is your virtual connection to the people behind materials progress. While the mindful MATERIALS Portal connects you to product data through the CMF, the Hub connects you to the community driving real change.
Key features include:
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Global Member Directory Map: Find and connect with like-minded professionals from around the world.
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Message Boards: Share questions, ideas, and lessons learned.
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Engagement Groups: Stay active in topic-specific peer groups for architects, designers, and manufacturers.
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Resources: Member exclusive access to all mM resources, including the CMF, and other related tools that the Forums are co-creating through 2025 (and beyond). Learn more about the Forums here.
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Coming Soon: Learning tools and even more features designed with your feedback in mind.
Engagement Groups
"I leave every call inspired by the work members are doing at their firms and as advocates in their communities. As we align behind shared goals of greater materials transparency and holistic sustainability, this group demonstrates the potential of collaboration and open sharing of knowledge to accelerate the pace of change in the design industry."
— Alexandra Christiana AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, LFA
Associate, Sustainability Leader, HMFH ARCHITECTS
Co-Chair, mM A+D Engagement Group
“Nature teaches us that the way to increase intelligence in a system is to get it to communicate with more parts of itself. This is the promise of mindful MATERIALS and why I volunteer on the Manufacturer Engagement Group. By connecting the parts of the building product ecosystem, we can get smarter and better together.”
— Mikhail Davis
Director of Technical Sustainability, Interface
Member, mM Manufacturers Engagement Group
Choose Your Membership
Your membership fuels practical, collaborative progress toward a regenerative future.
An Individual Membership is $75 annually and gives you access to tools, frameworks, and a passionate community to help you simplify material sustainability, deepen your knowledge, and make a bigger impact in your daily work, without having to navigate it all alone. Become a Member →
A Manufacturer Membership is $850 annually and gives you the tools, insights, and frameworks you need to simplify sustainability documentation, stay ahead of evolving market demands, and demonstrate leadership in product transparency and innovation. Become a Member →
An A+D Membership is based on firm size annually and gives your team the tools, frameworks, and collaborative support needed to simplify material sustainability, cut through greenwashing, and turn your project goals into real-world impact, without reinventing the wheel.
Small Firm: $350 annually
Medium Firm: $1,000 annually
Large Firm: $1,750 annually
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