"A person's zip code is more significant than their genetic code in determining their health." Hilary Noll, Mithun
On Wednesday, April 5th, members of Mithun’s team–Hilary Noll, Taylor Tessmer-Mogan, Tammy Lee, and Annie Rummelhoff– presented on the firm’s framework for designing with health and well being, demonstrated by the healthy materials they advocate for and incorporate in the case studies mentioned during the panel.
Speakers: Leading practitioners from Mithun: Hilary Noll, Taylor Tessmer-Mogan, Tammy Lee, Annie Rummelhoff with HML CoFounder and Director, Alison Mears
Mithun acknowledges that there are barriers to including healthy materials in affordable housing due to lack of familiarity with new products and the realities of demanding constructions, but these can be overcome by relationship building and the opportunities for impact.