The Master of Science in Sustainable Design (MSSD) program led by Dana Cupkova invites you to the final review of the Synthesis Research Projects on Thursday 12 December from 10:00am-2:00pm in CFA 206B and CFA 211.
The reviews are a culmination of an MSSD program that focuses on integration and advancement of design and research strategies for the built environment across scales and beyond standard sustainable approaches.
The reviews are part of the SoA’s Fall 2019 Final Reviews taking place December 6-13. View the full schedule for more information.
MSSD SYNTHESIS RESEARCH PROJECTS
FINAL REVIEW SCHEDULE
Thursday, 12 December 2019
10:00-10:45am | Green Infrastructure as Urban Acupuncture: Scenario based design workflow for evaluating socio-environmental benefits of GI for urban storm water in (the Eco-innovation district of) uptown Pittsburgh
Komal Keshav Ganoo
Advised by Dana Cupkova, Steve Lee, and Nicolas Azel
10:45-11:30am | Architecture of Bioplastics: Mapping the potential of increased biodegradability in bio-plastics on design implications, material strength and life cycle assessment
Yi-Jia Liao + Nihar Pathak
Advised by Dana Cupkova, Steve Lee, and Robert Heard, CMU Department of Materials Science and Engineering
11:30am-12:15pm | Architecture of Rammed Earth: Implications of surface geometry on design variability for contemporary formations of thermally performative Rammed Earth wall panels
Pragya Gupta, with support of GSA/Provost GuSH Grant
Advised by Dana Cupkova, Steve Lee, and Lola Ben Alon
~ 15-minute break ~
12:30-1:15pm | A Geometric Approach to Climate Based Massing Design in High Density Districts: Parametric form development for high-rise residential buildings in Mumbai incorporating strategic zoning and environmental data feedback
Siddharth Ghoghari
Advised by Dana Cupkova, Steve Lee, and Marantha Dawkins
1:15-2:00pm | Optimizing thermal comfort and energy usage: Integrating HVAC systems design and Building Energy Modeling workflow using gbXML data model
Ruiji Sun
Advised by Dana Cupkova, Steve Lee, and Ömer Karaguzel