Meet the expert...
Nora Rizzo
Ethical Materials Director at Grace Farms Foundation
Nora Rizzo, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, LFA is Grace Farms Foundation’s Ethical Materials Director, advancing the groundbreaking Design for Freedom movement to eliminate forced and child labor from the building materials supply chain. As a sustainable construction professional, Nora focuses on the intersection between climate impact, material health, and human rights due diligence.
Nora led the development of the Design for Freedom Toolkit, a comprehensive resource for design and construction professionals to implement ethical material sourcing strategies into their practice.
Nora currently serves on the Board of Directors for mindfulMATERIALS and BuildGreenCT. She founded the CT Living Future Collaborative and serves on the LEED Equity Working Group.
