The Office of Sustainability is proud to be participating in Welcome Week 2019! If youʻre a new student or transfer student, Welcome to NYU! If youʻre interested in getting involved with sustainability on campus, youʻll have lots of opportunities to chat with us in the coming weeks. You can stop by our table on Welcome Day (weʻll have goodies), or join us on a green campus tour and meet some like-minded friends. On the 29th weʻll be partnering with the Department of Health to help you refill & chill (*hint hint* more goodies), and weʻll be closing it out with our Eco-Fair on September 3rd open to all NYU students. Click the Welcome Week tab on your NYU Mobile app for more details. If you have specific questions about sustainability at NYU visit our website. Read more
Author: NYUGreen
GREEN GRANT UPDATE: SOLAR POWERED MEDIA
Tega Brain is an Assistant Professor, artist, environmental engineer, and has experience building computational projects that address energy use and sustainability. This project builds on her ongoing research by leveraging technology to improve environmental health. Benedetta Piantella is an Industry Assistant Professor with ten years of experience in the design and deployment of open source hardware/software solutions that address social challenges in low resource settings globally and developing curricula that uses design to solve large real-world problems. This project builds on her current research around wireless local networks, information sharing, and community resilience. Alex Nathanson is an NYU Tandon alumni, multimedia artist, A/V engineer, technologist, and educator. As an educator he has worked with students from K to graduate level and beyond, teaching skills related to electronics and solar technologies for creative expression. His thesis project for the IDM Program included an extremely in-depth study on the use of solar in media arts.
“Give goods, find goods, and do good.” Reflections on the NYCxREUSE Conference and Expo
by Joann Lee
On June 21st, I attended the first ever NYCxREUSE conference and expo hosted by donateNYC. donateNYC is a program run by the Department of Sanitation whose slogan is “give goods, find goods, and do good,” and this was the theme of the conference’s panel discussions. The conference brought together leaders in the public, non-profit, and private sectors to discuss strategies in landfill diversion, as well as the social impact and economic opportunities created by partnerships designed to redistribute resources.
Green Grant Recipient: ITP Energy Workbench
by Jeff Feddersen
I’ve taught an “Energy” course at ITP for several years, and over that time I’ve noticed that there tend to be a few recurring problems when students tackle solar-powered projects. Students typically underestimate the difference between indoor and outdoor light levels; it is inconvenient to take prototypes outside to test, let alone work on them outdoors; they work at odd hours and at the last minute, meaning even with the best intentions and professor deadlines solar projects spend little if any time in direct sun if and when they are working.
AVP for Sustainability, Cecil Scheib testifies on climate and communities
“You can’t just buy high-tech, energy saving equipment, dump it in a building, and expect it to operate correctly. You must also invest in the men and women that will operate it, day in and day out, from now until 2050 and beyond.”
– Cecil Scheib, Assistant Vice President for Sustainability, NYU
Earlier this month, AVP for Sustainability, Cecil Scheib, testified before the New York Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation during a public hearing to examine how best to address the impacts of climate change on communities and the work force.
Read the full testimony to learn more about NYU’s carbon reduction goals, workforce training program, and more.