Episode 28: The European Path to Healthy Materials with Leila Bejhat

S4E28 - Episode 28: The European Path to Healthy Materials with Leila Bejhat

Published: October 20, 2026

Duration: 1:11:40

In this episode, we had the opportunity to sit down with Leila Behjat, Director of Material Ecology at Parsons Healthy Materials Lab. She is also the cofounder of Healthy Materials Lab EU where she is leading many projects across Europe and beyond. Her work is the result of curiosity of the composition of materials and the inseparable connection between their carbon emissions and health impacts. We talk about how together with her team, HML EU is collaborating on projects scaling from exhibitions to city-wide and municipality-focused that aim to change and improve practices towards creating healthier spaces for people...