Capstone

Featured Capstone: A RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR THE NEW YORK CITY GARMENT DISTRICT                                               Susanne Antonucci, Fall 2012

To cap their studies, Urban Environmental Systems students rigorously analyze an approved systemic environmental or design challenge in the urban environment. They do or simulate work of the kind a systems analyst does in the field, producing cogent recommendations that consider the client’s political, physical and ecological obligations and goals. The demonstration can involve original research, a work related project or an extension of course-related work. As the Demonstration of Professional Competence class is an opportunity for students to integrate and apply the knowledge and skills learned in the program, the course is best taken in the student’s final semester.

Applying what they have learned in their Environmental Systems studies, students will research an environmental or design question and report it out to meet the specific needs of a client.  Students choose a client and a technical advisor to determine the scope of the research and the format of the final product.

Susanne Antonucci	A RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR THE NEW YORK CITY GARMENT DISTRICT	Fall   2012
Ankita Rathi	Coastal Storms and Chemical Contamination A Case for Human Health Risk Assessment for NYC SMIAs	Fall   2012
Juwayria Osman	Utilizing Solar Energy In King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Fall   2012
Alexa Fábrega	Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts and their Public Vacant Lots in Bedford-Stuyvesant: A Case for Creative Adaptations	Fall   2012
Ross Diamond	Bird Friendly Design for Green Roofs	Fall   2012
Natan Apavatjrut	Proposal for a Bike-Share Program in the San Fernando Valley A Sustainable, Cost-Effective Measure to Improve the Region’s Transportation System	Summer 2012
Michael Catalano	New York City Microclimate Policy Applying Green Infrastructure to Mitigate Environmental Health Impacts caused by the Urban Heat Island Effect and Heat Waves A Platform for Climate Change Resiliency in New York City Client: New York City Council	Summer 2012
Daniel Kim	Assessing Supermarket Access: Analyzing the Importance of Spatial Proximity and Mobility to Healthy Foods	Summer 2012
Amber Gayle Myers	Green Guidelines and Healthy Buildings: Updating Standards to Regulate Phthalate Exposure in NYC Schools	Summer 2012
Vonetta A Storbakken	Evaluate, Educate and Equip: Developing Healthy Cleaning Alternatives for FBOs	Summer 2012
Humairah Syed	Kaleidoscope Rejuvenating Sewri Koliwada	Summer 2012
Yair Wolff	“Urban Cell Model” A strategy to improve the use of natural resources in existing cities	Summer 2012
Kristina Sansotta	Poison, Plasticizers and Procurement; Transitioning School Standards to Include Bio based Flooring	Spring 2012
George Boueri	Iconic Waste to Energy Facility for Beirut, Lebanon	Fall 2011
Claudia Ibaven	Water Management in the Community of Mogotavo	Spring 2011
Helen Rubinstein	Deconstruction and the Salvage of Commercial Building Materials	Summer 2010
Samuel Tellechea	East of the Roundabout Activating Space in the Town of Santa Fe, Mexico City	Summer 2010
Timothy O'Connell	How The Peace Corps can use Solar Energy to Achieve its Mission Objectives in Sub-Saharan Africa	Fall 2009