shWELLter

shWELLter AI builds specialized A.I. powered workflows that enable interior designers to prioritize wellness + sustainability when selecting materials.

3 takeaways:

1) greenwashing is pervasive among consumer products including building materials, interior finishes, and furnishings.

2) "green" does not always mean "healthy."

3) differentiating credible claims from greenwashing can be challe... more

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Building materials, interior finishes, and furnishings release chemicals of concern within homes usually via volatilization, abrasion, and degradation.

2) Occupants are exposed to ... more

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Billions of pounds of chemicals of concern are directly and indirectly released into the environment every year.

2) Once released into the environment, chemicals of concern end up ... more

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on seven classifications of chemicals of concern:

1) Asthmagens,

2) Carcinogens,

3) Endocrine Disruptors,

4) Obesogens,

5) Neurotoxicants,

6) Reproductive and Developmental Toxicants, and

7) S... more

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Current federal regulations addressing the use of chemicals of concern are neither comprehensive nor protective.

2) California's leadership in implementing protective regulations h... more

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Biomonitoring identifies which chemicals of concern people are exposed to.

2) Biomonitoring demonstrates that exposure to chemicals of concern is widespread.

3) Biomonitoring pro... more

Kate Waddick, Founder of shWELLter, focuses on three takeaways:

1) Over 40+ different authoritative research, regulatory, and advocacy organizations identify substances as "chemicals of concern."

2) Differing criteria is used by these authoritativ... more