• Investigating the Greenness of Ionic Liquids
• Improving Indoor Air Quality with Plants that Capture Formaldehyde
• Sea Level Rise and New York-area Airports: Opportunities and Challenges
• Life Cycle Assessment in a Civil Engineering Context
• Effective Urban Transportation Planning in Smart Environments
• Reducing Transport Sector GHG Emissions in a Medium-size US City
• Reconfiguration of Manhattan Bus Stopping Frequency
• Shared Mobility: Ridesharing, Carpooling, Group Riding, and Vehicle Sharing/Rentals
• Environmental and Equity Impacts of Transportation Network Company (TNC) Growth
• Analysis of NYC’s Bike Lane and Bike Share Programs
• Energy Code? A Study of Large-Scale Multifamily Residential Buildings in NYC Before and After the Adoption of the Current Energy Code
• Collection of Roof Runoff: Resource Conservation and Environmental Benefits
• Analysis of Thermal Comfort in Buildings and Other Spaces
• Windows in Passive House Construction
• Dual-Function Louvers for Energy-Efficient Daylighting in Existing Buildings
• Hacking the System: Creative Engineering for High Performance Buildings
• Quantitative Analysis of Plastic Recycling in New York City
• Microplastic Contaminations in NYC Waterways: New Detection Methods
• Renewable Energy “Solutions:” Minimizing Disruptions to Local Ecosystems
• Building Performance Lab topics – overviewBuilding Automation Systems for Energy Efficiency
• Monitoring HVAC System Energy Use to Trigger Re-Commissioning/Re-Tuning
• Automating the Diagnosis of Building System Performance
• Driving Urban Sustainability with Building Carbon Caps
• Sustainable Rapid Office Conversion to Affordable Housing Post-Pandemic

Self-Designed Projects

• Sustainable Business
• Sustainable Transportation
• Passive House Topics
• Urban Food Systems
• Waste-to-Energy Systems
• Sustainable Use of Materials

Problem statements should be submitted for projects in this format. It is very helpful if summaries include which UN Sustainable Development Goals are addressed through the project.

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Sample Capstone Project Final Reports (more available upon request)

• Industrial Hemp Fiber as a Sustainable Building Material

Check the “Semester Workshops” pages for projects most recently offered and selected.