Sustainability Tools That Make Product Selection, Specification, and Submittals Faster

New 2026 sustainability tools streamline finding, comparing, specifying, and submitting W. R. MEADOWS products.

Sustainability documentation should move projects forward, not slow them down. In 2026, W. R. MEADOWS is expanding the tools and product data available to architects, designers, specifiers, sustainability professionals, contractors, and submittal teams so they can evaluate products and prepare project documentation more efficiently.

Additional Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), broader access through the Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog and ecomedes product catalog, more products tested using the CDPH Standard Method for VOC emissions, and USDA BioPreferred products make it easier to find credible information, compare options, specify with confidence, and assemble project documentation.

More Third-Party Verified EPDs

65 product & plant-specific EPDs covering 23 solutions – More Data. Less Guesswork.

W. R. MEADOWS has continued to expand its third-party verified EPD portfolio across high-performance construction product lines. The latest additions include concrete curing and densifier products such as SIL-CRETE, MED-CURE, LIQUI-HARD, and LIQUI-HARD ULTRA, along with waterproofing membrane products HRM 714 and PRECON. The expanded portfolio includes 65 product and plant specific EPDs covering 23 solutions across air barriers, waterproofing membranes, primers, concrete curing compounds, and concrete densifiers and hardeners.

EPDs translate life-cycle assessment results into standardized, independently verified environmental information. That gives project teams consistent data for product evaluation, embodied-carbon discussions, green building documentation, and procurement decisions.

Learn more and explore the expanded EPD portfolio.

Sustainability Data Where Project Teams Already Work

Compare. Trust. Specify Faster.

Having the right document matters only if teams can find it quickly. Product information for W. R. MEADOWS and its subsidiary, BLUE RIDGE FIBERBOARD, is available through the Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog and ecomedes product catalog. These platforms provide searchable, project-ready access to available EPDs, HPDs, environmental attributes, and other sustainability documentation.

Sustainable Minds supports product research, comparison, project libraries, and collaboration using verified transparency data. The ecomedes platform lets users search, filter, and compare products by CSI division, sustainability attributes, certifications, and performance criteria. Together, these platforms reduce time spent searching separate sources and keep relevant product data accessible from early evaluation through specification, submittal, and closeout.

Explore our products in the Sustainable Minds Transparency Catalog and ecomedes product catalog.

 

More Products with CDPH VOC Emissions Testing and USDA Certified Biobased Content

W. R. MEADOWS is expanding CDPH Standard Method testing to provide clearer indoor air quality documentation and adding USDA BioPreferred products to support biobased content evaluation and federal purchasing requirements.

MAS Certified Green testing uses the CDPH Standard Method to measure VOC emissions from building products used indoors. The results give architects, specifiers, sustainability teams, and contractors clearer product-level data for evaluating indoor air quality criteria and preparing green building submittals.

USDA Certified Biobased Products help teams identify qualifying products and review them efficiently when projects require this information. ASTM D6866-22 quantifies the percentage of biobased carbon derived from renewable sources—such as plants, animals, fungi, or microorganisms—rather than fossil sources.

Together, expanded emissions data and clearer biobased product information reduce document requests, support earlier evaluation, limit follow-up, and keep submittals moving.

From Product Search to Submittal—With Less Friction

Find faster. Specify faster. Submit with confidence.

These 2026 additions serve one practical goal: making customers’ work easier. Centralized transparency platforms, verified EPDs, additional VOC emissions testing, and clearly identified biobased products give project teams a quicker path to the information they need.

With credible documentation readily available, teams can:

• Find relevant sustainability data sooner.
• Compare products using consistent information.
• Support specifications with verified documentation.
• Prepare more complete submittal packages.
• Reduce delays caused by document requests and follow-up.

Connecting at Greenbuild 2026

W. R. MEADOWS showcased these tools and resources at Greenbuild 2026, held October 20–23 at the Javits Center in New York City. At our booth in the exhibit hall’s mindful MATERIALS Pavilion, visitors:

• explored the latest sustainability documentation,
• saw how the new transparency resources supported product research and project workflows, and
• learned how to find the information needed to select, specify, and submit products more quickly.

Sustainability requirements continue to evolve, but finding and using product information should be straightforward. W. R. MEADOWS continues to invest in practical tools and credible documentation which helps architects, designers, engineers, contractors, and specifiers make informed decisions and keep projects moving.

Explore Sustainability Documentation That Delivers.

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Kimberly Ann Lombardozzi, LEED IDC, WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador

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