Category Archive: Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management

Empowerhouse featured in Society for College and University Planning Journal

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The Empowerhouse is a collaborative project between Parsons, Environmental Policy & Sustainability Management program, the Stevens Institute of Technology and community partners that was submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathalon project. Not only did Empowerhouse take first place in the most affordable category, but the team also partnered with Habitat for Humanity so …

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Student Projects: Sustainable Urban Communities

Each semester, the Sustainable Urban Communities (SUC) practicum offers Milano students the opportunity to reach outside the classroom and make a impact in the broader community, addressing issues from affordable housing to food systems to disaster recovery.

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E-Discussion on Post-2015 Development Agenda

Imagine the world you want in 2050. What changes will be necessary to put global development on the path to building a more just, equitable world? The United Nations system is working with governments and civil society to build on the momentum generated by the MDGs, and to design an ambitious post- 2015 development agenda …

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Empowerhouse Impacts Urban Redevelopment in Washington, D.C.

In 2011, Empowerhouse, a low-impact, environmentally sustainable home envisioned and built by students from Parsons, Milano, and the Stevens Institute of Technology, took first place in the affordability contest at the Solar Decathlon in Washington D.C. Held every few years since 2002, the Solar Decathlon, “challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses …

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Summer/Fall 2013 Course Schedules

Click here to view the Summer 2013 Milano Course Schedule (PDF). Click here to view the Fall 2013 Milano Course Schedule (PDF). Click here to view the Fall 2013 GPIA Courses by Concentration (PDF). Please note that schedules are subject to change, the links above are to the most recent schedules available. Students may also be …

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