Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building
Offered By: Parsons School of Design via FutureLearn
Course Description
Overview
Explore how materials affect human, building, and environmental health
Understand how building materials impact human health as you explore healthier materials and their use in sustainable building.
Understand how building materials impact human health as you explore healthier materials and their use in sustainable building.
Syllabus
Courses under this program:
Course 1: Healthier Building Materials and Human Health
-Delve into the chemicals used in building materials, their impacts on human health, and what makes a healthier material.
Course 2: Building Products and Chemistry
-Delve into the chemical industry to understand how regulations impact strategies for healthier building materials.
Course 3: Building Design: Material Selection for Healthier Communities
-Delve into healthier materials design and unpack the challenges and opportunities in selecting materials for healthier building.
Course 1: Healthier Building Materials and Human Health
-Delve into the chemicals used in building materials, their impacts on human health, and what makes a healthier material.
Course 2: Building Products and Chemistry
-Delve into the chemical industry to understand how regulations impact strategies for healthier building materials.
Course 3: Building Design: Material Selection for Healthier Communities
-Delve into healthier materials design and unpack the challenges and opportunities in selecting materials for healthier building.
Taught by
Alison Mears and Catherine Murphy
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