CUNY Academic Commons | Katherine Gloede Silverman | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/kgsilverman/activity/ Activity feed for Katherine Gloede Silverman. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 9710cdc5deef19937f8735e9d0892c26 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=741 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:08:51 -0500 SUS Students Complete Independent Study with The New York Climate Exchange Three students in Sustainability partnered with The New York Climate Exchange for the Fall, 2025 semester on preparing case […]

]]> dbb77d46b5279fb00b91497cfb6e83f6 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=725 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:58:52 -0500 SUS Alum Hussain Bokhari Presents at AGU, 2025 SUS Alum Hussain Bokhari has since gone on to become a PhD Student at the CUNY Graduate Center in Earth and Environmental […]

]]> 0642c3cf17a72298af92018cc42903d3 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=715 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:48:40 -0500 Final Capstone Presentations, Fall 2025 Final capstone presentations from CCNY Sustainability Graduate Students in the Fall 2025 semester are now available on our […]

]]> 28910a45dcd944f9864ff1cd41fe2936 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=703 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:36:59 -0500 CCNY SUS Launches Accelerated 4+1 Master's with the CUNY BA Program The Sustainability in the Urban Environment (SUS) Master’s Program at The City College of New York has formally launched its […]

]]> 0405df65f2f19dfdb0646648b8d319af Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=691 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:13:03 -0500 Decarbonize CCNY 2025 Our fourth Decarbonize CCNY Town Hall featuring Public Power NY, PSC CUNY, NYPIRG, TREEage, Sustainable CCNY, and Ramboll took […]

]]> 65e00335c63e1dde99d40e604a0b9081 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=671 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:32:09 -0400 CCNY SUS at ClimateWeekNYC 2025 This Fall, CCNY Sustainability spent a lot of time hosting, attending, and presenting at events for ClimateWeekNYC. Monday […]

]]> 712eda8b3258468f2f5ae1799fb9d4b9 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=635 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 01:32:48 -0400 ISRO-NASA joint satellite, NISAR, will launch on July 30, 2025 ISRO’s GSLV-F16 will launch ISRO-NASA joint satellite, NISAR, on July 30, 2025 For years, students have had the o […]

]]> e660ba5ea2252f29b550e3c2bd51dc4e Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=609 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:38:36 -0400 From City to the World's Sustainability Spotlight At CCNY, research and scholarship advance every day on issues of crucial importance to people throughout New York City and […]

]]> 68589e76cc7954da2d5fdeb4c6c52800 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=603 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:49:21 -0400 Spring 2025 Final Capstone Presentations Here is a short recap video on capstones presentations by Jason Redman in the Division of Science: Here are all of the […]

]]> 3a8e67bb8e7561bc4f701b31aa2cd54a Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=595 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:41:52 -0400 Congratulating the Class of 2025 33 Sustainability Graduates–our largest cohort of grads! View the Graduate Convocation here: View Main Commencement here:

]]> f04c0789f667183daf25a4939d5c1d67 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=581 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:31:17 -0400 Strategies to address Flooding in Lokoja through Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) By Tawfiq Zubairu, Current Sustainability Student As part of our spring ’25 capstone project, my partner Wasiu Alimi and I […]

]]> c2c3d595597619b41e2b62d1d830cc98 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=569 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:37:27 -0400 Digging Through the Data: Waste Audit of the Science Building at CCNY By Jake Weinberger, CCNY Sustainability Coordinator This spring, our team rolled up our sleeves and got our hands […]

]]> 61bbeaa80579cf75d0249863cfe869ca Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=541 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 21:22:24 -0500 Nadia Samaroo Reflects on NOAA Fellowship and Research By Nadia Samaroo: Sustainability Graduate Student; NOAA EPP/ MSI Center for Earth System Science and Remote Sensing […]

]]> 9f536bd4149ead09822cfad02885cf09 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=531 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:34:54 -0500 Reflections on Facade Restoration and Sustainability: The Intersection of Historic Preservation and Environmental Responsibility By Urban Sustainability Graduate Jeremy Edwards Abstract Facade restoration is a critical discipline that straddles […]

]]> de9faa283a5f9b6e8594847bfff1995d Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=527 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:55:34 -0400 SUS Student Completes UNH Sustainability Institute Fellowship Over the Summer of 2024, current Sustainability Student Divyaprabha Chandrasekar completed a fellowship with the University of […]

]]> c2f69a4c07b44baa28350c184a2ebcf0 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=513 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:39:08 -0400 Decarbonize CCNY Our 2025 Decarbonize CCNY Town Hall will take place on Thursday, October 9th, 2025 at 12:30PM in Shepard Hall Room 107. Join […]

]]> 2faf6e4efcd665763d16fa434913ee44 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=498 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:24:50 -0400 Now With a Fully Online Option and Advanced Certificate Formalized this academic year with CUNY, applicants to the Sustainability Program at CCNY will now see the option to apply to […]

]]> 41da215a390f446ada6e1f5d21559bfa Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=489 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:01:01 -0400 Congratulations to the Class of 2024 Taking a moment to celebrate our graduates! Program Valedictorian Reem Huneini addresses the graduates at 15 minutes. […]

]]> db428788018eb4ddf9b9d2c7dca79ef3 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=487 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:53:08 -0400 Final Capstone Presentations, Spring 2024Four final capstone presentations. First is Retrofitting Subdivisions for Sustainability: An Example from Latin America. […]

]]> 3eab94f56757ef53e45b2eaab7848c67 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=480 Thu, 02 May 2024 20:50:44 -0400 Sustainability Student Participates in Blackstone LaunchPad Innovation Sprint By Mitaly Chakraborty This weekend, I participated in the Blackstone LaunchPad Innovation Sprint alongside my incredible […]

]]> 2dce1d151b887131e8179f1820830051 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=477 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:17:35 -0400 Environmental Projects Presentation on validation of SAR data using remote sensing technologiesSUS 8350B: Environmental Projects students present on their seminar research work looking at the validation of SAR data using remote sensing technologies.

]]> ba9ac4ddfc4f90f42d4f8ca23b535860 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=472 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:16:35 -0400 Final Capstone Presentations, Spring 2023Find the embedded videos here for our final capstone project presentations from last Spring. The first presentation […]

]]> 435cb1b618c5bf99940fbfbddea853f1 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=470 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:57:53 -0500 See embedded videos of the final presentations here!

]]> af29f982e8090871c913253b29a59d16 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=463 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:47:44 -0400 The Division of Science Student Council convened a panel of students with research and/or work experience to discuss how they got their opportunities and how they made the most of them.

]]> c00d90b108193272b3793a16f920e04d Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=461 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:51:54 -0400

]]> 88c83247cc32b241eaa78c6beaf00bbd Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=456 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:40:10 -0400 The challenges we face due to climate change are growing every day and these big problems require big solutions, starting right here in our own communities. Several organizations throughout New York City […]

]]> f5fcdb123e5b8106c344b4fec4b5c29e Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=391 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:00:53 -0400 When a CCNY faculty member initially approached me about joining the faculty at the Spitzer School of Architecture back in 2008, I did indeed hesitate. Instead, I started as a visiting professor. Unsurprisingly, […]

]]> b8a6e223e280ba8b0a7fa2d45ae24ee7 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=350 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:26:45 -0500 A priority of our Sustainability Program is creating an interdisciplinary community of professionals addressing the many issues surrounding equitable climate change mitigation and adaptation in our cities. […]

]]> d165899090a8e4a63351a1ce71307585 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=342 Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:35:34 -0500 Below see the video recordings for the final capstone reviews for the Fall, 2020 semester. Following each presentation is the abstract for the project.

Open Passive House: Making a business case for […]

]]> c5787ace9420407ef087a7fe4321043f Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=338 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:53:50 -0500 2020 can be a difficult year to feel holiday cheer. While we would ordinarily gather in-person, we can at least celebrate together from afar! Featuring some of our current students and recent alumni, wherever you […]

]]> 92a811db3b43fcb4687c2f75ecb94508 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=330 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:24:29 -0500 Sustainability in the Urban Environment program at the City College of New York is fortunate to have the support of two knowledgeable liaisons to a trove of sustainability-related information:  

Professor […]

]]> 8f94b8ab307ee4d767b878e16e0631eb Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=300 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:52:04 -0400 On Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 the Division of Science held a student research panel with representation from each Program including Sustainability. The video of the full event is below. Students had the […]

]]> 717088058971c560449b5ad7806b7d7c Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=292 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:07:54 -0400 After practicing as an architect for over twenty years, and building a small firm focused on design-build and sustainable design, I decided to refocus my energy. I was interested in rethinking the scale at […]

]]> 677098e1a6607359e07bd509a95aa65c Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=287 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:51:12 -0400 Originally from Bolivia and currently living in Westchester, she loved the multicultural environment of the program and the case studies highlighted in classes. She completed her sustainability studies as a […]

]]> 300d8455080387ac8c8ddf721675d3ff Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=281 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:40:08 -0400 Intro

The US Atlantic Coast is one of the most vulnerable areas in the world to sea level rise (SLR) because of its low elevation, large population concentration, and economic importance. In addition to SLR, […]

]]> 881c7e13cddbe538cb8c0834af7528e5 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=278 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:51:34 -0400 The Colin Powell School at CCNY hosted this lecture on environmental justice on October 1st, 2020 as a kick-off to their second year of the undergraduate Climate Policy Fellows Program. It can be viewed the Colin […]

]]> 013d18a575ee2f1cda45871a2d09a82b Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=274 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:00:24 -0400 Why did you decide to attend the program at CCNY? What do you like about it?

I found the Sustainability in the Urban Environment Master’s Program when I decided I wanted a career change. After a few p […]

]]> 3aa316af231c277b3c9eafd5e6dccd47 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=265 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:22:35 -0400 The True Cost of Passive House: Making a business case for multifamily affordable Passive House

Objective: 

There exists a highly compelling case for promoting Passive House building standards for the […]

]]> 09a4a2edba77a81d6edc746284032fa9 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=255 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:40:29 -0400 My name is Ben Leer, I am a sustainability consultant, designer, builder and educator. I currently teach in the Building Science department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and am a NAPHN trainer for the […]

]]> 72411f9d04a3482285ba7938c0444bea Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=243 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:48:27 -0400 James Biles is a newly affiliated faculty member in the MS Program in Urban Sustainability. An Associate Professor in the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership since 2009, Jim is also affiliated […]

]]> 10cb167ddda77a57ebf92d710148e872 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=236 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 20:29:02 -0400 My name is Logman Arja, I attended the City College of New York as a Fulbright scholar from Sudan, where I earned a Master of Science in Sustainability in the Urban Environment, graduating in 2016. 

I […]

]]> c24e188db61129e8efa9b78de6e957aa Katherine Gloede Silverman changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/676174/ Fri, 29 May 2020 22:32:23 -0400 8ac9d42d747fdf06ba0abcd20f13ee29 Katherine Gloede Silverman's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/676173/ Fri, 29 May 2020 22:31:50 -0400 73405384ed9ba0975d8f604e1e84ef92 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=200 Fri, 29 May 2020 22:25:28 -0400 On May 27th, the Sustainability in the Urban Environment Program convened graduates over Zoom alongside CCNY’s President, Sustainability faculty, friends, family, current students, and alumni to honor the […]

]]> e2006a6735632b9d8a8d2b0956640d26 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=193 Mon, 18 May 2020 16:48:04 -0400 Students Danielle Tommaso, Joe Sollod, and Lorenzo Paganotti presented their mid-year progress for their yearlong capstone project focused on the development of a Hoboken Resilience Primer for the City. See video […]

]]> e532028f5305fa0eb931543c111fa6a4 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=191 Mon, 18 May 2020 16:44:11 -0400 As part of the requirements for completing the capstone for the Program, students must present a video mid-year review documenting progress so far and research directions for the next semester. Students Carolina […]

]]> 7d282429fbf47bcda754a89335028056 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=188 Mon, 18 May 2020 16:38:54 -0400 Students Debbie Einhorn, Bryant Cupidore, and Alex Young are working on the yearlong capstone project with Professor Christina Staudt of the Columbia University Death Lab. As part of the capstone process, […]

]]> 11f906054693996953ad18b44aac8663 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=185 Mon, 18 May 2020 16:34:33 -0400 I am currently pursuing postdoctoral research at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Université Laval in Quebec, Canada. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Electromechanical Engineering (2009) from […]

]]> a2185b5985f91a5c1280c8830aef54a6 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=183 Thu, 14 May 2020 23:54:01 -0400 I worked as a junior architect for almost two years and working on residential redevelopment projects in the suburbs of Mumbai, India. I learned a lot from on-site experiences, coordinating with consultants, and […]

]]> 21377bf1989b547b410ca7c68cf58528 Katherine Gloede Silverman wrote a new post on the site Sustainability and the City https://sustainabilityandthecity.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=178 Mon, 11 May 2020 15:21:28 -0400 On Monday, May 11th, 2020 the Sustainability Program held and online information session (open house) for applicants and those interested in the M.S. in Sustainability. The session was recorded and can be viewed […]

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