# Materials

Consideration of the environmental attributes of **materials** in development projects can reduce the overall life cycle emissions. Consideration of health attributes for materials affects the on-site health and safety of personnel and the health and well-being of users once the development is completed.

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<table><thead><tr><th></th><th width="191.07421875"></th><th width="128.0078125"></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td><i class="fa-flag-swallowtail">:flag-swallowtail:</i>  Topic</td><td><i class="fa-pen-to-square">:pen-to-square:</i> Pre-fill</td><td><i class="fa-shield">:shield:</i> Evidence</td><td><i class="fa-landmark">:landmark:</i> Pillar</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/H8KAxbtEUfDSfeD3gVVb" class="button primary">MA1</a></td><td><strong>Materials selection - construction</strong></td><td><strong>Eligible</strong></td><td><strong>Not required</strong></td><td><strong>Environment</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Dynamic materiality affects the maximum score of all indicators in the Development Asset Assessment. For more information, see [here](broken://spaces/A2HmL5Rf3X5Y8aZpHn3I/pages/Kgythy8J4YddOmwoOnNx).
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