Designing and Building with Healthier Materials – Online Course
Discover building materials’ impact on human health and the environment, and learn how to make healthier material choices with this online course from Parsons School of Design’s Healthy Materials Lab.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone interested in health and sustainability in the built environment.
You may work in the industry or you’re simply passionate about the health of populations and the planet.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Explain the relationship between building materials and human health
Evaluate building materials based on human health outcomes
Assess how healthier design approaches impact occupants
Debate what can be done to develop healthier environments
Identify the relationship between building materials and human health
Explore how healthier design approaches impact occupants and what can be done to develop healthier environments
