President | Kalin Associates
Since 1984, Kalin Associates has prepared specifications for over 4,000 projects worldwide, over 600 Massachusetts MGL Chapter 149 and MGL Chapter 149A public bid projects, 300 projects seeking sustainable design certifications (LEED, Living Building Challenge, Well, Passivhaus), master specifications for over 500 building product manufacturers, and design standards for many public agencies, universities and trade associations.
Mark Kalin lectures frequently on sustainable design, specifications, and the integration of specifications and BIM.
He is the author of the original GreenSpec and founder of the Sustainable Facilities Practice Group of the Construction Specifications Institute.
Courses
Embodied Carbon 101: Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
Learn what environmental product declarations (EPDs) are—plus how to write them, how to read them, and how to they can be integrated into your work to reduce the embodied carbon impacts of a project. Get familiar with the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool, including its applications and the limitations posed by available EPDs. Learn what it takes to create an EPD—whether you’re a manufacturer or an advocate—and learn what to focus on when you’re deciphering EPDs that others have written. Get introduced to the concept of biogenic carbon and how biogenic carbon in EPDs can help you to select carbon-smart materials.
Course expires 11/14/2026