Paula Melton

Paula brings passion, humor, and discernment to all her writing and speaking. Whether it’s her latest feature article, a popular Greenbuild session, or a custom workshop for a group of manufacturers, she’s ferociously committed to truth, accuracy, and thoroughly knowing her stuff. Areas of special interest and expertise include:

• ingredient transparency
• Health Product Declarations
• life-cycle assessment and environmental product declarations
• industry standards and certification systems
• building rating systems (both development and implementation), including LEED v4
• regulatory issues and their influence on green building

In addition to her consulting and training work, Paula manages ongoing content development and publications. She has been a speaker at the AIA National Convention, Greenbuild, and many other venues, and she is available for speaking gigs and workshops at your event or firm.

With an MFA in creative writing from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop—and a background in both journalism and socially responsible marketing—Paula has been researching and writing about health, sustainability, and related topics for more than 15 years.

Know Paula’s stuff

Phthalate Plasticizer Toxicity Explained

HPD Quick-Start Guide (infographic)

Understanding GreenScreen and List Translator Benchmarks

Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment: Taking the Measure of a Green Building

Legal Wood in LEED Barks Up Wrong Tree, Say NGOs

Chemical Risk Assessments Come to LEED v4

Feds and Green Building: Behind the Scenes of LEED, Green Globes Rulemaking