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Mary Cordaro - Bio & CV
The healthy home environment has been my deepest passion and professional field since 1989. I consult one-on-one to homeowners, tenants, parents and soon-to-be parents, the environmentally and chemically and/or electrically sensitive, builders, architects, and commercial building owners. Many of my clients call me because they've tried to struggle on their own and they realize there is just too much information to sort through. They need assistance with identifying and solving toxic contaminant problems in their existing homes. They often call me when they've exhausted all other possible solutions. Or, they want to build, remodel or make simple changes to their homes and they know I am up on the healthiest (beyond green) building and remodeling materials and products, as well as EMF (electromagnetic field) avoidance, and the healthiest approaches to heating/cooling/ventilation, and air and water filtration. I work with the strictest standards of health for homes, from the German field of Bau-Biologie, in which I became certified in 1992. These standards, which are geared for even the most sensitive among us, including the developing fetus and the chemically sensitive, go well beyond green marketing jargon as well as standard green certifications, all of which are limited to varying degrees. I integrate several fields into a holistic approach to the healthy home, from building and interior materials to EMFs and Building Science, proper ventilation and mold and moisture avoidance. I give tips on hunting down truly healthy products for babies and children. I communicate directly with manufactures' technical departments on ingredients in building materials. Healthy building is a vast, technical field unto itself, including mold and moisture, EMFs, building and interior materials, water, heating, air conditioning and ventilation, and building science. It's impossible for one person to stay up to speed in every field. That's why I work with, and often direct, a team of world-class, highly experienced specialists who keep me up to date in all their areas of expertise. Our team is not only vetted, but also the only one of it's kind in the country. What I do for my clients is to integrate the team's specialized, highly technical information and make it readily understandable. This way, you don't have to search through a maze of complex data yourself, and then try to figure out how it all fits together. So while my own specialization is building and interior materials, I have studied all the related fields, and put all the pieces together for my clients. Using over two decades of experience, plus my academic and professional background in adult learning and instructional design, I lecture and teach around the country to design professionals, medical doctors and the general public. Curriculum Vitae Professional Training Diploma for Bau-Biologie Home Inspector: 1992 Certificate of Completion: 1993 Certificate of Completion: 1992 Education MA, Education (Educational Technology) Professional Experience Mary Cordaro, A Room of One's Own, The Meridian Center Professional Affiliations
NAEM: Approved Instructor for National Association of Environmental Medicine Advisory Boards California Safe Schools Courses and Webinars Taught Webinar Panel Member: Environmental Impact from Forest Fire Smoke Webinar Webinar: Practical Science Based Steps for Reducing Exposure to Toxicants Sustainable Building Advisor Program Santa Monica City College Green Design for Interiors Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, School of Environmental Medicine UCLA Extension 12-Week Course: Creating the Healthy Sustainable Home Environmental Courses and Modules on EMF Testing, Electro-Biology, and Indoor Air Quality, taught at the following professional training schools: Affiliate Mentoring Program for Professional Feng Shui Practitioners The Accelerated Path Training Program Special Projects Greenbuild Materials Science Education Proposals Reviewer, 2013 Schools and Environmental Health: At a Crossroads, Presented to US EPA on Radio Frequency EMF's and Health Effects, 2011 American Clay 2nd Annual "Makeover Contest" for Professionals and Do-It-Yourself Consumers, Judge 2010 USGBC REGREEN Bedroom Case Study and REGREEN content reviewer, 2008 Eco Homes for the Future Tour Participant 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Environment 2000 Santa Monica College ECO-House Program 1999-2000 Guest Blogger Alicia Silverstone http://www.thekindlife.com/ Regular Contributor, 2011-2012 Anna Getty and Alisa Donner http://pregnancyawareness.com/ Contributor, 2011-2012 Kevin Gianni http://www.RenegadeHealth.com Contributor, 2011 Articles Cordaro, Mary: "The Parent Trap: Avoid Mistakes in Nursery Projects By Following Three Basic Principles." USGBC's Green Home Guide, October 2012 Mary Cordaro's Healthy and Green https://marycordaro.com/blog/ 2011-present Cordaro, Mary: USGBC's http://greenhomeguide.com/, Regular Contributor to Ask A Pro, February 2009 - Present. Product Reviews (7),2007-2008, Subject Matter Expert 2010-present. Cordaro, Mary: "Au Revoir Allergens: Reduce Sources of Indoor Allergens" Natural Home Magazine, 2010 Cordaro, Mary: "A Natural Presidential Home: Greening the White House", Natural Home Magazine, January 2009 Cordaro, Mary and Glen, Steve: "Home Green Home": Greenopia, The Urban Dweller's Guide to Green Living in Los Angeles: Second Edition, 2008 Cordaro, Mary: A Checklist for Choosing a Healthy Mattress, Prescriptions for a Healthy House, 3rd Edition, 2008 Cordaro, Mary: Columnist: "Just Ask Mary: Questions and Answers from our Readers" Cordaro, Mary: "Groundwork: An Natural Oasis and Organic Garden in the Urban Desert" Cordaro, Mary: "How I Greened My Home - Learn How to Green Yours Too From Cordaro, Mary: "Checking for Household Hazards" (Appendix B). Cordaro, Mary: "Bed Springs and EMFs: Fact or Fiction?", Cordaro, Mary: "The Healthy, Sustainable Kitchen", Cordaro, Mary: "Creating a Healthy, Sustainable Bathroom", Organic Trade Association's O'Mama Report Newsletter, May 2003 Cordaro, Mary: "Electro-Biology and the Healthy Home. An Introductory Checklist (for New Homes & Remodels)", Cordaro, Mary and Metz, Katherine: "Electro-Free Sleep", Natural Home and Gardens Magazine, November/December 1999 Cordaro, Mary: "Open House Forum; The Cordaro-Jones Home", Ecolution: The Eco Home Journal, Winter 1998 Cordaro, Mary: "Designing for Low Electromagnetic Radiation in the Home", Interior Concerns Newsletter, Spring 1997 Cordaro, Mary: "Low EMF Bedroom", Interior Concerns Newsletter, Cordaro, Mary: "Home is Where the Health is", Whole Life Times, October 1992 Cordaro, Mary and Lange, Susan: "Clean Up Your Body, Clean Up Your Home", City Planet, 1992 Lectures Environmental Health Symposium/Medical Conference, San Diego, March 2016. Presenter: Basic Protocols for Avoidance: Air, Water, Personal Care Products. Wise Traditions Conference, Westin Price Foundation, Anaheim, November 2015. Presenter: Your Home as a Safe Haven: Practical Ways to Protect Yourself from Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) Take Back Your Health Conference, Los Angeles, April 2015. Presenter: Your Home as Safe Haven: Why a non toxic home environment is essential for long term health, and simple steps to get started. Conscious Life Expo, Los Angeles 2013: Panelist on Healthy Environments - Cleaning out the Toxins Alt Build Expo, Santa Monica 2012: Panelist Green Festival, Los Angeles 2011: Presentation Pregnancy, Babies and Healthy Home Interiors Interior Design Society (IDS) LA/Ventura Chapter 2011: Presentation: Green + Blue = Healthy Interiors Bausman & Company, Interior Designer Lecture Series, Los Angeles 2008-2011 Alling Henning Associates Inc., Vancouver WA 2010: Presentation Green + Blue = Healthy Interiors Design Within Reach, San Francisco, Pasadena, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara 2008-2009. Presentation: A Dream Realized - The Healthy Home and Bedroom Dwell on Design Conference, Los Angeles 2008, 2009, 2011: Panelist Wise Traditions Conference, Westin Price Foundation, San Francisco, November 2008. Presenter: The Healthy Home and Bedroom: Creating a Non-Toxic, Healing Haven with Bau-Biologie Sustainable Santa Monica and Global Green USAs Green Building Resource Center, Santa Monica, 2008: Panel Presentation with Monica Gilchrist: What is Regreen? ASID CEU Lecture, Los Angeles 2007-2008; ASID Panel, Pacific Design Center, West Week 2008 West Coast Green, Residential Green Building Conference, San Francisco: Panel Facilitator and Presenter; Lecturer, Track Chair 2006-2008 Global Green, Santa Monica: Expert panel presenter on paints and finishes 2006 Global Green, Santa Monica: Introductory Lecture to Bill Walsh's of Healthy Building Network 2006 Livingreen Store, Culver City: Healthy home monthly lecture series 2005-2007 Cisco Home Showroom, Pasadena and Los Angeles: Healthy home lectures 2007 Green for Baby Store, Thousand Oaks CA: Healthy home lectures 2006-2007 UCLA Extension Program, Architecture Department, David Hertz CEFCA Support Group (Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, Environmental Illness, Fibromyalgia, Candida and Allergies [Multiple Chemical and Food Sensitivities]), "The Healthy Bedroom: Practical Information and Protocols from Bau-Biologie and Building Science for Creating an Environmentally Safe, Healing Environment", Los Angeles, CA 2000 Living Naturally Conference, "Creating the Healthy Bedroom", Redondo Beach CA 1997 Natural Health Day L.A. Conference and Expo Panel, "Overcoming Environmental Illness", Los Angeles, CA 1996 Laguna Beach Architectural Guild, "The Low EMF Bedroom", Laguna Beach, CA 1996 Natural Health Day L.A. Conference and Expo Panel, "Environmental Illness: Living in Harmony with the Earth", Los Angeles, CA 1995 Urban Innovators Group, Panel Discussion, "From Shakes and Ashes to Opportunities", Malibu, CA 1994 ECO Expo, "The Environmental Home of the 21st Century Panel", Los Angeles, CA 1994 Legal Administrators Conference, "The Healthy Office", San Francisco, CA 1994 Designing for Sustainable Communities Symposium, "Creating Healthy Homes", Santa Barbara, CA 1994 Health Classic; "Home at Last, Bau-Biologie Meets Feng Shui in Living Design"; San Diego, CA 1994 EOS Institute Workshop, "Bau-Biologie Meets Feng Shui in Living Design", Laguna Niguel, CA, 1994 Grand Tour Design's ECO-Design '93, New York, NY Health Classic; "Detoxing Your Home"; Palm Springs, CA 1991 Media Food Renegade Blog Radio: renegadehealth.com/blog Part 1: How to Protect Yourself from EMFs and Part 2: Do EMF Protection Devices Really Work? 2012 Organic Authority organicauthority.com: Sleep Better, Create a Healthy Organic Bedroom 2012 Debra Lynn Dadd Radio Interview: Chemicals that Stick to House Dust, 2011 The Kind Life (thekindlife.com), by Alicia Silverstone: Mary Cordaro, They Healthy Home Guru Natural Home Magazine: Green and Healthy: Make Your Home Both, July/August 2010 Health Magazine: "How We Chose America's Healthiest Hotels", Healthy Hotel Expert Panelist, 2010 Women's Radio: Creating Healthy Homes, 2010 In Style Home Magazine Utne Reader Studio City Sun Explore Magazine Natural Home Magazine Natural Home Magazine Healing Lifestyles and Spa Magazine Natural Home Magazine Natural Home Magazine Vegetarian Times USA Today Newspaper Los Angeles Times Newspaper KWMR Radio "The Garden Planet" KWMR Radio "The Garden Planet" Conscious Talk Radio hosted by Brenda Michaels and Conscious Talk Radio hosted by Brenda Michaels and KPFK Radio "A Right to Know with Sherry Beall" KRLA Radio "Healthy Advice with Dr. Gene" KRLA Radio "Healthy Advice with Dr. Gene" KRLA Radio "Healthy Advice with Dr. Gene" KRLA Radio "Healthy Advice with Dr. Gene" KRLA Radio "Healthy Advice with Dr. Gene" KRLA Radio "Healthy Advice with Dr. Gene" KRLA Radio "Healthy Advice with Dr. Gene" "The Natural Home Radio Magazine" KAJX Radio "Ted and Annie Show" Home and Garden Television "Help at Home" Home and Garden Television "Help at Home" KTLA Television "News at Ten" KCAL Television "News" KPFK Radio "Feminist Magazine"
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Mary Cordaro Inc. provides environmental consulting for residential and commercial buildings, for those looking for assistance to green their homes or workplaces, improve air quality or energy efficiency, or for new construction and remodeling projects. For those suffering from asthma and allergies Mary Cordaro is a specialist in eliminating or reducing allergens in the home. Mary Cordaro specifies and recommends healthy, green building and interior products, materials and systems. We also offer water purifiers, water filters, and low EMF HEPA and carbon air filters.
Key words: Mary Cordaro Inc., The Mary Cordaro Collection. Healthy, natural, holistic, therapeutic, therapy. Chemical sensitivity, asthma, allergy. |
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