This course requires students to roll up their sleeves and dive into Healthy Materials by applying concepts they learned in the H.M. courses to their own work. This course is intended for building industry professionals. It can be held virtually or in-person and is a combination of presentation and discussion. At the conclusion of the course participants will be able to :
- Describe potential pathways that healthy materials follow from the selection process into projects
- Explain how an integrated design approach can improve the material selection process
- Explain strategies that designers can use to get products into specifications
- Describe the challenges posed by value engineering and the impacts of regrettable substitutions
