Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building Specialization

Develop Material Health Awareness and Strategies. Examine the role of designers and the intersection of human, environmental, and material health in the built world.

Instructors: Alison Mears AIA, LEED AP +1 more

What you'll learn

  •   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

    • Skills you'll gain

  •   Pollution Prevention
  •   Health Assessment
  •   Hazard Communication (HazCom)
  •   Health Disparities
  •   Architectural Design
  •   Building Design
  •   Environmental Engineering
  •   Chemistry
  •   Construction
  •   Materials Management
  •   Health And Safety Standards
  •   Architecture and Construction

    • Specialization - 4 course series

    In each course in this specialization, you dive deeper into human health, healthier materials,  and healthier approaches to project design. For each project, you research, analyze, and synthesize topics and participate in peer review, with the goal of sharing perspectives with fellow learners. You apply healthier materials approaches to research and the setup and execution of projects. Each project challenges your current thinking, encouraging you to apply a healthier materials approach and confront environmental challenges in a professional context.

    Material Chemistry and Sustainable Building

    Sustainable Building: Design and Specification

    Sustainable Construction in a Circular Economy

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