Over 3 billion tons of building materials are bought each year according to the Healthy Building Network. All of them take energy, natural resources, and complex processes to produce, break down, and reuse. Similar to food ingredients, some our better for us. It all depends on what went into producing the products and how those ingredients impact our bodies, or in this case, our planet, habitats, ecosystems, climate, air quality, or social and community elements. But, which ones are better to use than others? What building materials are safer and create less of an impact than others.
