sustainability


Apply for One of Two $5000 Student Grant Opportunities from Michael Kalil Endowment for Smart Design

The mission of the Michael Kalil Endowment for Smart Design is twofold: to foster the understanding of the design intersections between nature and technology and to support a heightened sense of responsibility for increasing the sustainability of built environments. This year two student grants will be awarded.


Energy Expert and Co-Founder of Rocky Mountain Institute Amory Lovins to Speak at Parsons October 25

Friday, October 25, 2013
6:30 pm
Theresa Lang Community & Student Center
55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor


David W. Orr, 2013 Kalil Fellow Lecture

Join us 6-7:30pm in Tishman Auditorium for the annual Kalil Endowment for Smart Design Awards and lecture by 2013 Kalil Fellow, David W. Orr, noted environmentalist, on the topic of Design for a Post Sandy World. The three competitive $5,000 Kalil Project Grants will be presented.


Constructed Environments and Strategic Design Career Day

This event is for graduating students and current students to meet with potential employers and discuss job and internship opportunities in the fields of architecture, interior design, product design, sustainability and urban planning


Michael Braungart, Cradle to Cradle – Beyond Sustainability, 25 April, Thursday 6:15pm

25 April, Thursday 6:15-7:45pm

The Glass Corner (room 206), 25 East 13th Street


EMPOWERHOUSE Presentation

10 November, Thursday, 6:30pm @ The Glass Corner (Rm 206, 25 East 13th St)


VIDEO: Dr. Wolfgang Feist Lecture: Principles of “Passive House”

Lecture by the German Physicist who Invented this Ultra Low Energy Approach for Affordable Buildings.


Launch of Energy Measurement for our SCE Building

The Design Workshop ’09 team is proud to announce that the 25 East 13th Building Dashboard system is now fully operational. This system was installed as a tool for administration, facilities staff, and students to help understand and track energy consumption.  We hope this can be a device that can …


“Rising Currents” Exhibition at MoMA has 4 Parsons SCE Faculty & 3 Kalil Grant Recipients

“Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront” Opening Wednesday March 24, 6:30pm March 24–October 11, 2010 The Robert Menschel Architecture & Design Gallery, 3rdfloor. Museum of Modern Art Parsons SCE Faculty in 4 of 5 teams in MoMA Exhibition ( And 3 of 5 have received Kalil Smart Design Grants.) …


SGBC Sustainable Design Competition

The winning project in the category of Student and Young Professional went to the four AAS Interior Design Graduates : Erika Everett, Evelyn Lee, Stephanie Luk, Mila Ducheva, and Tanya Beuyukian (Starter Kits) Directly from the USGBC site: Judges also reviewed the Student and Young Professional submissions, deeming the winner …