We spend 90% of our time indoors surrounded by materials that often contribute much more to the spaces we design than we realize. At this current moment, in prioritizing human health and our carbon footprint we need to look beyond aesthetics and performance in the materials we specify. Toxic chemicals in building materials are well documented, the correlation between carbon and chemicals is less so. As designers we can address two of the major issues of current design and construction practice in the materials we specify.

Join a panel of New School students and faculty for a screening of Symbiotic Earth: A film about Lynn Margulis, a scientific rebel and a role model of female empowerment. The film documents her persistent fight against the male establishment and how she ultimately triumphed.