Visit RISD's Material Resource Center on the 2nd floor of RISD Library.
Checkout: Materials can be checked out for 7 days at a time.
Materials Library Blog: Read the Materials Library blog to learn more about the space and its resources.
Material Resource Center Hours (during the academic year)
Mon-Thurs 8:30am-8pm
Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm
Sun 5pm - 9pm
After Hours: Return materials at the Circulation Desk on the first floor. We'll make sure they get checked in and returned upstairs.
RISD Library has an electronic campus-wide subscription to BuildingGreen Suite which includes the GreenSpec Products Directory.
The online GreenSpec® Product Guide lists over 2,200 environmentally preferable products selected by editors at BuildingGreen, LLC.
The guide includes key insight on the green attributes of each product and the most critical green issues for each product category.
Browse/search GreenSpec by product category:
RISD Library receives numerous questions about visiting the Material ConneXion library in NYC. Here's information about Material ConneXion Library site visits.
Transmaterial : a catalog of materials that redefine our physical environment
Browse these subject links in the RISD/Ath catalog~
Visit the Nature Lab for primary source material study