In the Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building specialization, you learn about healthier building materials, exploring subjects ranging from classification of toxic chemicals to new green innovations. You start by investigating the intersection of building materials and human health. Then, you learn how chemistry and toxicology affect the built world. Next, you examine design specifications from a healthier materials perspective. Finally, you employ cutting-edge practices to execute a healthier materials project, from design to construction to the use phase. This specialization was developed by the Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design, a leading voice in the national and international dialogue about sustainability in the built environment.
What's inside
Four courses
Building Materials and Human Health
Building Materials and Human Health
Material Chemistry and Sustainable Building
Material Chemistry and Sustainable Building
Sustainable Building: Design and Specification
Sustainable Building: Design and Specification
Sustainable Construction in a Circular Economy
Sustainable Construction in a Circular Economy
Learning objectives
- Examine the human health, environmental, and social impacts of design materials
- Create healthier alternative approaches to traditional material selection processes and project execution
- Evaluate design project communication to promote transparency, healthier materials, and buy-in
- Examine the human health, environmental, and social impacts of design materials
- Create healthier alternative approaches to traditional material selection processes and project execution
- Evaluate design project communication to promote transparency, healthier materials, and buy-in
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