Funded by The JPB Foundation, the Healthy Materials Lab aims to optimize the health and transparency of our building materials. Housed at Parsons Design Lab, the HML will work with partners—industry ...

This includes buildings, modular homes and even RVs. HempWool’s simple composition also means that it is a healthy building material. It does not have any volatile organic compounds (VOCs ...

Healthy Materials Lab, a design research lab at Parsons School of Design, is dedicated to a world in which people’s health is placed at the center of all design decisions. We are committed to raising ...

Studies have shown however, that the very building materials used to build homes could significant increase ones chances or getting respiratory disease. Listed below are 12 healthy building ...

Healthy Building News has a great article called ... With this in mind, it’s best to turn as much of the material you discard at home into potential nutrients for plants and products in the ...

Ironically, a product that presented a challenge to the project’s goal of using healthy materials was one of the most significant for the building’s expression. Method’s products are known for their ...

Hempcrete is gaining popularity as a natural building material that handles humidity, promotes healthy indoor air quality, absorbs carbon and is energy efficient. Its benefits haven't yet been ...

Joseph Allen is an assistant professor at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where he directs the Healthy Buildings program and acts as the faculty adviser to the Harvard ...