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Glass Facade Efficiency

Environment & Economics

Course: SES 5370 Environment, Economics and Enterprise
Instructor: Holly Samuelson, Frank Apeseche
Collaborator: Natasha Abaza, Mary Coughlin
Date: Feb.-May., 2021

This course blends two shades of green: sustainability and money. It focuses on the intersection between environmental and social opportunities in the built environment and the economic impact they have on the commercial enterprise ecosystem. It is taught through interdisciplinary exercises and discussion involving architectural design, environmental technology, simple energy modelling, urban economics and commercial real estate practices.

This cross-disciplinary course will give students an approach to problem solving to help them contribute to thoughtful, high-impact decisions about design, construction, and enterprise formation that are environmentally, socially, and economically impactful to the broader urban environment.

KEYWORDS:
Sustainability, Economic Impact, Decision-making, Building Envelope

OBJECTIVES

1. Architectural design for sustainability and introduction to simple energy modeling,
2. Other aspects of environmental sustainability including health and welfare of tenants, social equities, neighborhood cultural optimization, regional economic vibrancy incorporating clean, healthy, and affordable living,
3. Financial and social quantification of economic impact and risks,
4. Capitalization of sustainable projects including public and private equity, public and private debt, and social sponsors,
5. Financial evaluation and commercial pro forma analysis necessary to attract private capital,
6. Financial and pro forma analysis for public and nonprofit stakeholders and sponsors,
Development of an integrated business plan around sustainable projects.