Allison Iris Arlotta

Education

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  Parsons School of Design - The New School

  2020 - 2020

  Online Certificate Program Healthier Materials and Sustainable Buildings

  This 4-course online learning program explains the relationship between building materials and the human body and how the choices we make as designers can change people’s lives. The first course in the program gives an introduction to human health and the effects of toxics on our bodies, material basics and what contributes to indoor environment air quality. Course 2 presents toxicity and hazards and the impact of green chemistry on innovation in the chemical industry. Course 3 outlines the… Show more This 4-course online learning program explains the relationship between building materials and the human body and how the choices we make as designers can change people’s lives. The first course in the program gives an introduction to human health and the effects of toxics on our bodies, material basics and what contributes to indoor environment air quality. Course 2 presents toxicity and hazards and the impact of green chemistry on innovation in the chemical industry. Course 3 outlines the paths to designing healthier built environments, from defining health and project goals to finding healthier products. Finally, in Course 4 the discussion surrounds the creation of a framework to facilitate the implementation and execution of healthier products, enabling change making and changemakers. Show less

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  Columbia University

  2016 - 2018

  Master of Science - MS Historic Preservation

  Faculty Award for Outstanding Thesis: Locating Heritage Value in the Reciprocal Relationship Between Preservation and Waste Reduction (2018)Association for Preservation Technology Student Scholar (2018)Historic Preservation Courses Assistant (Fall 2017)Summer Travel Prize to attend the European Climate Change Adaptation conference in Glasgow, Scotland (2017)DAR Centennial Scholarship for Historic Preservation (2016)

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  American University

  2009 - 2013

  Film and Media Studies