The answer is Material Intelligence
Helping you adapt to new markets and market forces
Building materials — and our industry itself — evolve quickly. Material Intelligence can help connect your spec reps, sales teams, and engineers with the right people, resources, and insights.
Market fluctuations, tariffs, energy costs, and other challenges demand that we make decisions about our built environment. We can help materials suppliers connect with buyers who are eager to discover new options that are durable, ethically sourced, and usable right now.
Plus, can help you educate the design community about innovative uses for your products, new processing technologies, and ecological benefits.
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Position your products as part of a design solution
You’ve worked hard on your product and invested in the R&D. Your product is more than “just part of the spec.” With Material Intelligence by your side, you can:
- Show how your materials align with project goals
- Work across new industries, like healthcare, hospitality, mixed-use, education, and government
- Demonstrate how your materials work with modern, holistic design
- Find ways to use your product or material in unexpected ways
Material Intelligence can you frame your materials in ways architects and designers can respond to, like:
- Improved indoor air quality
- Lower embodied carbon
- Maintenance and lifecycle savings
- Faster project approvals
- And more
Material Intelligence can show you how your material products fit with design projects you may never have considered before. All while sharing in the same sustainability and quality goals.
We can even help you find ways to modernize materials, processing technology, and consult on other issues like workforce and professional development.
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See how these suppliers are committed to helping you make the right choices for creating exciting, durable, and responsible projects.
Have questions?
These are just a few of the most common questions we’re asked at industry events, conferences, expos, talks, and on the factory floor.
In addition to aesthetic and functional needs, architects nd designers are looking for low embodied carbon materials with responsible materials sourcing. Verifiable third-party data and easy access to documentation are critical.
PFAS restrictions, mandatory carbon reporting, and producer responsibility laws are expanding in the US and other countries. These can impact your product’s marketability.
Yes, we can help review your spec sheets, case studies, and more for authenticity and to focus on real environmental impact, material origin, and evidence.
Bio-based products, like wood, and low-carbon concrete are among the most sustainable building materials right now. Some, like algae or hemp-based products, are promising in some applications, but nothing sequesters carbon as well as wood.
Material Intelligence team members routinely visit university classrooms, design firms, architecture firms, and more. If you have a new product worth demonstrating, contact us.
Become a sponsor with Material Intelligence
Improve visibility
Increase your reach into a dynamic, high-value market of building architects, designers, students, and other professionals. Material Intelligence viewers come from all over the world.
Flexible and affordable
Compared to traditional ad networks and pay-per-click systems, you can receive high-quality viewers with a 90%+ self-select target rate with consistent, predictable sponsor rates.
A competitive edge
With Material Intelligence, you can stay ahead of your competitors, enjoy consistent features and placement, and ensure brand visibility with our superior brand visibility rates.
