AIA also offers the Materials Matter series on AIAu.
The Materials Matter Certificate Program untangles the complexities of that process in five essential courses. The key? Materials transparency. When you know everything you can about the materials you use, you're able to make the best product decisions for projects, people, and the environment. The courses cover different types of impacts, and best practices for reducing these impacts, from industry-best instructors. Take all five courses and earn a certificate!
We also offer a more in-depth Materials Matter workshop series for Chapters to host. It's a series of five, 4 hour workshops getting into the what and how of informed materials selection. AIA National will open a 2020 grant program to support interested Chapters with sponsorship from Kingspan. Watch for more details later this year!
The Materials Matter series specifically addresses all aspects of materials selection. Learners should develop a proven ability to understand, make informed decisions about, and implement materials transparency and optimization, considering embodied carbon, lifecycle analysis, and health. Learners will:
1. Identify the impact of specific building materials on human health and the environment
2. Recognize why materials impact is critical to design excellence
3. Use existing and emerging tools and resources to inform materials decisions
4. Prioritize materials selections based on available information
5. Incorporate the selection of high-quality, low-impact material footprint into architectural practice------------------------------
Melissa Wackerle
Sr. Director, Sustainable Practice & Knowledge
The American Institute of Architects
Washington DC
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-30-2020 00:08
From: Kira Gould
Subject: Healthy Materials: online courses from Parsons
If you are looking for online healthy materials coursework, this certificate profgram from Parsons's Healthy Materials Lab is worth your consideration. I'm a Parsons alum and fan, but that's not why I am recommending this -- it's because of the amazing array of expert instructors and how they have organized the material. (Materials geeks, unite!)
Here's the skinny: Content is delivered by 58 leading experts in the fields of architecture, design, science, sustainability, and materials. Base price for the 4-course program has been reduced to $180. Completion of the program qualifies participants for 18 AIA and 23.4 IDCEC HSW CEUs.
https://healthymaterialslab.org/education/e-learning-online-certificate-program
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Kira Gould
Principal
Kira Gould CONNECT
Oakland CA
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