Matter Flows - Matter Flows is a personal repository of thoughts and demonstrations that revolve around the intersection of materials and technology in the built environment.

Exploring the CLF WBLCA Dataset

By JaredOn April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

In this post I begin to explore the Harmonized WBLCA Dataset that was recently released. I look at how things like software and different units of measurement impact environmental impact results.

Trends in Energy Heading into 2025

By JaredOn January 7, 2025January 9, 2025

A very non-comprehensive list of things related to data and energy that I’m thinking about heading into 2025

Beyond Material Optimizations

By JaredOn July 6, 2024July 6, 2024

Here I’ll discuss the importance of taking a step back to evaluate larger design decisions prior to jumping into the weeds of material optimizations. While many larger design decisions are dismissed for their complexity, I argue that we often confuse familiarity with complexity.

Deep Dive into EC3 Data

By JaredOn September 24, 2023September 25, 2023

This post provides a deep dive into some of the data that’s available on EC3’s database. With a growing spotlight on embodied carbon, I wanted to take a closer look at the data that design tools, standards, and policies are beginning to be built around.

Tutorial: Web APIs with Revit and Python

By JaredOn September 4, 2023September 22, 2023

This tutorial is an abridged version of a workshop I recently taught at the DBEI (Digital Built Environment Institute) Digital Built Week conference. This runs through how to connect data in Revit to the web using Python (via pyRevit).

Tutorial: Streamlit Apps with Web APIs

By JaredOn May 2, 2023September 22, 2023

This tutorial provides a brief intro to Streamlit, an open-source Python framework for building web apps geared towards data science. This was the basis for a tutorial I did on the Yourdesk University series.

Overview of the EC3 Python Wrapper

By JaredOn April 23, 2023September 22, 2023

The ec3-python-wrapper is a Python wrapper for working with the EC3 Building Transparency API. This post provides a brief overview of why I built it and what it does.