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From City to the World’s Sustainability Spotlight

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

At CCNY, research and scholarship advance every day on issues of crucial importance to people throughout New York City and across the world. In this series hosted by City College President Vincent Boudreau, meet faculty, hear firsthand about their research and, in conversation with outside experts, discover how that research is forging new solutions to real-world issues like poverty, homelessness, mental health challenges, affordable housing and disparities in health care. -Description via From City to the World’s Website. Recent episodes have featured just some of the exciting sustainability work and research happening on our CCNY campus. See details and embedded podcast …

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Spring 2025 Final Capstone Presentations

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

Here is a short recap video on capstones presentations by Jason Redman in the Division of Science: Here are all of the presentations: Three capstone research teams gave their final presentations. First is Waste-to-Wings: An Approach to Wastewater in NYC for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production. Second (at 36 minutes) is Harlem Community Energy: Toward Grid Interactive Efficient Buildings and Virtual Power Plants. Third (at 1 hour & 18 minutes) is Assessing Climate Resilience of NYC’s Living Shorelines: Ecosystem, Infrastructure, and Community-Based Assessment Approach. For the link to the Mid-Year presentations, please e-mail [email protected]

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Final Capstone Presentations, Spring 2024

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

Four final capstone presentations. First is Retrofitting Subdivisions for Sustainability: An Example from Latin America. Second (at 29 minutes) is Comparing Carbon Emissions in Residential Buildings: Embodied Versus Operational Emissions. Third (at 58 minutes) is Climate Justice and Urban Resilience in NYC. Fourth (at an hour and 26 minutes) is Reducing Human Health Risk and Exposure to Wastewater Spills in Coastal Environments: Analyzing Water Quality and Inundation Using Remote Sensing Tools in the Tijuana River

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Final Capstone Presentations, Spring 2023

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

Find the embedded videos here for our final capstone project presentations from last Spring. The first presentation starts at 10 minutes in and below is the order indicating when each presentation begins. Presentation order: Decarbonizing CCNY (at 10 minutes) Supporting Disaster Assessment and Infrastructure Recovery in Ukraine (at 53 minutes) Impact of Construction Materials on the Success of Resiliency Plans (at 1 hour and 41 minutes)

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2022 Week of Science Sustainability Fair with the CCNY Division of Science

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

The challenges we face due to climate change are growing every day and these big problems require big solutions, starting right here in our own communities. Several organizations throughout New York City participated in the Week of Science Sustainability Fair to share information on how everyone can contribute to helping create a sustainable and environmentally friendly community. 0:00 Intro 0:05 Hudson River Park River Project : https://hudsonriverpark.org/the-park/… 2:06 Billion Oyster Project : https://www.billionoysterproject.org/ 2:55 CCNY Science Learning & Public Engagement : https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/sciengage 4:29 CCNY Sustainability : https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/sustainability 5:29 PSC Environmental Justice Commitee : https://www.psc-cuny.org/environmenta… 6:42 Astor Apiaries : https://astorapiaries.com/ 7:33 …

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Final Capstone Presentations, 2020

by Katherine Gloede Silverman

Below see the video recordings for the final capstone reviews for the Fall, 2020 semester. Following each presentation is the abstract for the project. Open Passive House: Making a business case for multifamily affordable Passive House  Summary (Abstract): ​There exists a highly compelling case for promoting Passive House building standards for the affordable multifamily sector in New York City. In addition to deep energy and carbon reductions that align with the goals of New York City’s Climate Mobilization Act, increased occupant comfort and climate resiliency will greatly benefit some of New York City’s most vulnerable populations. There is great interest in Passive …

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