Healthy Materials Lab EU (HML EU) gGmbH is a nonprofit, design-led research lab founded in 2024, and is an official Partner of the New European Bauhaus.
As a sister organization of Parsons Healthy Materials Lab in New York City, HML EU leverages its deep material knowledge and research to focus on building solutions which are healthy for people and planet, tailored to the European context.
Both organizations work together to exchange knowledge and support the development of new healthier materials and practices in the two regions.
Transforming Spaces, Reviving Neighborhoods: Non-Toxic, Sustainable Renovations Across Europe
HML EU is embedded in an inspiring consortium of NGOs, academic partners, architects and manufacturers on a mission to transform Europe’s buildings, cities and municipalities with non-toxic, biobased materials and future-fit construction methods.
Adaptive Reuse + Circularity in Ukraine: This project seeks to transform damaged structures and salvaged materials into durable, future-ready spaces.
Materials Learning Center in Slovenia: Transforming a historic 150-year-old barn into a hub for sustainable development and non-toxic construction practices in support of an old Mining Town on a mission to heal and grow based on health centered strategies
Material Living Library in Spain: A space dedicated to the adaptive reuse of materials serves as a case study for how biobased materials can be incorporated into design and construction to meet demands of our Future.
Through collaboration with local, committed makers, leading organizations and fellow visionaries, these projects represent a profound opportunity to learn about and create healthy spaces that are safe and healing for all - people and the planet. Read more here.
European Partners
We collaborate with community-based organizations, architects, government agencies, and other mission-based organizations to accelerate change to create healthier homes for everyone.
MAD Foundation, Sweden and Spain
Non Tox Uni Kum, Slovenia
Municipality of Trbovlje, Sloveni
Sergiy Kovalenkov and Ukrainian Hemp Building Association, Ukraine
JES Socialtecture, Germany
Maredi Design, France
Center Rog, Slovenia
Kharkiv School of Architecture, Ukraine
Municipality of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
HML EU is Supported By…
We’re able to carry out our work across Europe thanks to the generous support of forward-thinking organizations that share our commitment to healthier materials and more just design practices.
Their contributions make it possible for us to expand research, share knowledge, and advocate for safer, non-toxic building systems. We truly couldn’t do this without them.
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Get Access to our carefully researched and curated academic resources, including model syllabi and webinars. An email from an academic institution or a .edu email address is required. If your academic institution does not use .edu email addresses but you would like to join the network, please contact healthymaterialslab@newschool.edu.
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