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Cradle to Cradle Material Health Certificate

Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

The Material Health Certificate uses the acclaimed material health assessment methodology of the Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard to provide manufacturers with a trusted way to communicate their work towards chemically optimized products. A database of certified products can be found in the Material Health Certificate Registry.

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Materials and Human Health

This introductory course is designed to provide an understanding of the impact building materials can have on human health, demonstrating systematic intricacies that will challenge professionals to keep asking questions while offering suggestions for how they can address these issues in their workplaces. This introduction is situated in the context of design practice, with additional information presented as the course progresses. The first course in a four-course series.

Building Products and Chemistry

This course focuses on the chemistry of products and materials. It introduces professionals to the fundamentals of chemistry, enabling them to understand why particular outcomes and health impacts are produced. It introduces students to chemicals of concern and alternatives that are being formulated by green chemists. We ask how project health goals can be outlined and how informed decisions can be made on the basis of these findings. The second course in a four-course series.

Healthier Materials: Design and Specification

This course helps designers navigate industry resources and certifications, find and evaluate product options, and employ resources for maximum impact. We look at methods for targeting specific issues in a project and generalized strategies that can apply more universally, highlighting potential benefits and consequences of employing different approaches. The third course in a four-course series.

Executing a Healthier Project

This course deals with the full process of creating healthier buildings, covering challenges encountered throughout design, construction, maintenance, and operation. The course is framed as a collection of lessons learned through professional experience to help professionals become better informed so that they can make decisions with an overall awareness of the protocols for healthier design. The fourth course in a four-course series.

Stay Connected

8 ways to stay connected after you complete your certificate in Healthier Materials & Sustainable Buildings.
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Online Learning Open House - December 9th

December 9, 2020
12:00pm – 1:00pm

Join us for a virtual open house on December 9th at 12 Noon EST. Graduates of the program will share why the 4-course Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building program was instrumental in transforming their practice, and we will answer any questions that you might have.

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Online Learning Sneak Peek January 2021

January 14, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm

If you were not able to join us in December, we're having another virtual open house on January 14th at 12 PM EST. Graduates of the program will share why the 4-course Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building program was instrumental in transforming their practice, and we will answer any questions that you might have.
September 14, 2022

HML Directors Awarded the 2022 Women in Architecture Innovator Prize

Architectural Record Magazine has announced the 2022 winners of the Women in Architecture Awards. We are honored that Co-Directors Alison Mears and Jonsara Ruth have been awarded the Innovators Award.

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May 23

2022 Role Models Design Competition - $1000 Grand Prize

January 25– May 23, 2022

Are you a design activist creating innovative design while promoting equity? Are you a student using healthy materials and addressing climate change? Parsons Healthy Materials Lab is looking for the next healthy design role model.
February 1, 2022

Parsons Healthy Materials Lab featured in Metropolis Magazine

HML co-directors Alison Mears and Jonsara Ruth featured in a profile about Parsons Healthy Materials Lab in Metropolis Magazine.

Cradle to Cradle Material Health Registry

Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

The Cradle to Cradle Material Health Registry includes all products that have received only the C2C Material Health Certificate, as opposed to those that have the full C2C Product Certification in all five categories.

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Transparency and Material Health “In Practice” - Accessing and Using Transparency and Material Health information

October 9, 2018
6:00pm – 7:30pm

Parsons Healthy Materials Lab and Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) invite you to the second discussion in our Four-Part Fall Discussion series on Transparency and Material Health. This live Discussion Series will provide practical answers to questions that architectural and design practitioners are likely to encounter as you take the next steps to integrate healthy materials practices into product selection and specification in your projects.

Materials + Health Story Submission Guidelines

Help to motivate others! Share your personal and/or professional stories about making healthy change in the built environment by emailing us at affordhealth@newschool.edu. Follow our submission guidelines below.

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May 17

2021 Role Models Design Competition - $1000 Grand Prize

January 25– May 17, 2021

Are you a design activist creating innovative design while promoting equity? Are you a student using healthy materials and addressing climate change? Parsons Healthy Materials Lab is looking for the next healthy design role model.

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From Field to Form: Straw with The Architectural League of New York

April 29, 2024
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Wollman Hall

Together, a farmer, a builder, and an architect will explore how to accelerate the adoption of straw to make cityscapes. 
April 10, 2024

We’re hiring Student Assistants!

Parsons School of Design and The New School students, apply now to be considered!
July 10, 2025

Healthy Design Education, Your Way

Discover three unique ways to learn with Healthy Materials Lab: Master Classes, our in-depth Certificate Program, and free Events on Demand. Find the format that fits your goals and start designing healthier, low-carbon spaces with confidence.
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