Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building Specialization

Develop Material Health Awareness and Strategies. Examine the role of designers and the intersection of human, environmental, and material health in the built world.
What you'll learn:
- Examine the human health, environmental, and social impacts of design materials
- Create healthier alternative approaches to traditional material selection processes and project execution
- Evaluate design project communication to promote transparency, healthier materials, and buy-in

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Building Materials and Human Health (Coursera)

This course is an exploration of the impact of building materials on human health, society, and the environment. You learn about toxic exposure and the way toxic chemicals enter the human body. Finally, you consider vulnerabilities in communities and methods for making healthier material choices.

Sustainable Construction in a Circular Economy (Coursera)

This course takes a wide-lens view of the role of materials decisions in circular design and the promotion of a healthier world. You find out how to execute a healthier project. You learn why healthier materials matter to the entire project team and the importance of communication between teams. [...]

Material Chemistry and Sustainable Building (Coursera)

This course covers a wide range of concepts related to toxicology and the chemistry of healthier materials. You learn about toxic substances in the built environment, the impact of specific chemicals on human health, unsatisfactory substitutions, and barriers to change. Finally, you examine ways to remove chemicals of concern [...]

Sustainable Building: Design and Specification (Coursera)

This course is an examination of the role designers play in protecting health through specification of materials and choices made in the building design phase. You learn about strategies and principles employed in the execution of healthier design projects. Finally, you look at how the use of healthier materials [...]