Education

We are committed to fostering knowledge about toxics in building products. Through online and in-person classes at Parsons, our goal is to cultivate an awareness of healthier material alternatives for the next generation of designers and architects.

Healthier Materials & Sustainable Buildings Online Certificate Program

Made up of 4 online courses, this innovative program is the first of its kind and brings together a group of interdisciplinary experts at the top of their fields to cover every aspect of healthier materials and sustainable buildings.

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Past Courses

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MFA Interior Design Studio: “Healthy Living”

Designing affordable housing driven by healthy materials research. Students are asked to redefine health from the scale of the individual to the greater community and from the food we eat to the materials that surround us.

MFA Interior Design Studio with NYC Dept of Health: New Health Action Centers

This studio designs in the knowledge that healthy buildings lead to healthy futures, empowering the community that resides within.

MFA Interior Design Studio 3

Inspired by the work of the Administration for Children's Services, which protects and promotes the safety and well-being of New York City's children, young people, families, and communities. Students adopted the focus of HML which is dedicated to a world where people's health is placed at the center of all design decisions.

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