Dorit Aviv's Tenopy Project: North10 Heat Islands - Shelter Construction and Installation

Already a major contributor to climate change, cooling energy demand will significantly increase over the next decades with urbanization, population growth and global warming. Urban heat stress is an environmental justice concern, disproportionally impacting disadvantaged communities. Thus, there is a pressing need to holistically advance and optimize the nexus of building climate (interior) and urban climate (exterior) to mitigate the critical challenges of global warming associated with extreme urban environments.

By establishing this Climate Action and Resilience for Extreme Urban Heat (CLIMATE-CARE) NRT, we will pursue a convergent approach to training students with diverse scientific and educational backgrounds.

Trainees will demonstrate skill and expertise in convergent education and research related to topics of Sustainability Design & Engineering. They will pursue cutting-edge research in the modeling, design and fabrication of environmentally friendly and responsive materials and composites for shape morphing, mimicking plant movements as environmentally responsive building envelopes that will integrate environmental cues for autonomous decision making.

In addition, trainees will also receive formal training in Communication, Teamwork and Ethics.