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Master of Sciences and material engineering
- University Mohammed VI Polytechnic
In a current context that aims to respond to the industrial, environmental and energy challenges, this Master revolves around the control of the interaction between processes, structures and properties of ...
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Healthier building materials and equity: the upstream and downstream impacts of material choices
- Williams College (MA)
- Integrated Eco Strategy
Materials used in current building construction often contain chemicals that at best have not been tested for human health impacts and at worst are actively harmful to human health. While ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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From Zero to Mass-timber in 20 Months.
- University of Denver (CO)
- Lake Flato Architects (TX)
- PCL Construction (CO)
How the University of Denver went from having no experience with mass-timber buildings to topping out the first entirely mass-timber structure in Denver in 20 months. We know many institutions ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Product Selection and Design that Prioritize People and Planet
- Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute (CA)
Green and healthy buildings require selecting products that are safe for humans and the environment. As we transition from our current take-make-waste linear systems into models that enable greater cycling ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Achieving University Circularity in 2050
- Ayers Saint Gross (MD)
- CannonDesign (NY)
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation
It's 2050 and the world's civilizations have successfully implemented 100% recycled materials, 100% material waste diversion, 100% renewable energy-fueled systems and perpetual environmental regeneration. Within the design field ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Piloting, Scaling and Committing to Healthier Materials
- Colby College (ME)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
- Thornton Tomasetti (ME)
When it comes to the processes and chemicals used to make building materials, there is an urgent need for market transformation. It takes institutions, like the ones in this panel ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Impact of “healthier” materials interventions on dust concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and organophosphate esters
- Harvard University (MA)
- New York University (NY)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and organophosphate esters (OPEs) are found in building materials and associated with thyroid disease, infertility, and impaired development. This study’s ...
- Posted Jan. 12, 2021
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UMass Amherst Olver Design Building
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The atrium of the Olver Design Building and students studying while overlooking the Olver Design Building Atrium.
- Posted Oct. 15, 2020
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7th Workshop on Research for Sustainability: Investigating Mass Timber as Green Alternative
- University of Arkansas (AR)
Wood is an age-old construction material, first used around ten centuries ago in the building of Neolithic long houses with crude joints that barely held up a roof. Today wood ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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How Sustainable & Integrated Design Supports the Vital Mission of the Knight Cancer Institute
- Oregon Health & Science University (OR)
- SRG Partnership, Inc (WA)
- Brightworks Sustainability (OR)
Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) is one of the only universities in the U.S. devoted exclusively to educating medical and public health professionals. The ambitious mission of their ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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The Circular Economy Beneath Your Feet. Take Ownership of your Plastic Flooring Footprint.
- Interface, Inc (GA)
Colleges and universities around the world are committed to sustainability, climate change action and carbon footprint reduction. However, many of these same colleges and universities overlook two of the largest ...
- Posted July 1, 2019
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WU January Hall Renovation: Journey from no certification to designed to achieve LEED v4 Platinum and beyond
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
Constructed in 1922, Grace Valle January Hall housed the School of Law from the mid-1920s until the completion of the Seeley Mudd Law Building in the early 1970s. January Hall ...
- Posted May 20, 2019
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From Bags to Boards: The Experimentation Behind the Recycled Building Material "BagBoard"
- University of North Carolina, Wilmington (NC)
In the United States alone, the EPA estimates that 380 BILLION plastic bags are used once and then discarded. The answer to this plastic plague may come from the small ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Phase Change Materials
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
The phase change material is an easy solution to temperature fluctuations from the weather outside. These materials are a new way to insulate a building. The materials go into the ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Materials Health and Transparency: The Social, Physical, and Environmental Impacts
- Bruner/Cott Architects (MA)
Material health and transparency are not only issues of sustainable building, but also social justice and public health. Building construction has both upstream and downstream consequences to people and communities ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Healthy Materials: Agents of Change
- Bruner/Cott Architects (MA)
Building materials can create adverse effects in built and natural environments. In addition to depleting natural resources and causing pollution, certain materials expose us to harmful chemicals. Advocating for transparency ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Redux: Re-examining Wood’s Role as a Sustainable Material
- Perkins+Will (NY)
High performance sustainable design is often linked to advancements in materials and new technologies, however tried-and-true design practices and traditional materials are an increasingly important part of the practice of ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Deconstructing a Deconstruction: Is a Ton of Recycled Material Worth a Ton of Work?
- Williams College (MA)
- Integrated Eco Strategy
During the summer of 2011, Seeley House, a small faculty office building and portions of Kellogg House, the one time home of the Center for Environmental Studies, were deconstructed under ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Field Documentation and Survey of Bamboo Structures
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Development of sustainable construction materials is growing, with research and construction being initiated worldwide. Structural applications of indigenous material resources such as bamboo are an integral part of sustainable development ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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