Building Decarbonization, Theory-to-Practice
Howard University and Stanford University Washington D.C 2020 - Present
Role: Creator and Faculty Instructor
Joshua Ajayi, Architectural Thesis, 2022, “The Yards”.
Buildings are responsible for almost 40 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, the design of future buildings is imperative to address embodied and operational carbon. However, current architectural curriculum courses do not address carbon calculations or design methods which will have a more sustainable environmental impact.
Nea Maloo led the development of the architectural curriculum to create a new course in collaboration with industry partners and Stanford University. “Building Decarbonization - Theory to practice” is unique in the architecture curriculum in the United States. Her creation and teaching were instrumental in establishing the model for other institutions to create courses on Decarbonization. The content used the AIA Headquarters as the problem statement to apply decarbonization skills. Professor Maloo has increased the connectivity to AIA and the profession through field trips, interactions with national AIA, and guest speakers. As a result, students found a practical, tangible way to apply Sustainability and Decarbonization. In addition, this course was a catalyst for the first global symposium by Stanford’s Building Decarbonization Learning Accelerator, where she shared her experience teaching collaboratively.
IMPACT
Catalyst to an establishment in Stanford Building Decarbonization Learning Accelerator (BDLA)
Creating new knowledge and course model in the architectural curriculum and sharing it globally
Teaching decarbonization to the professors of different universities and allied fields
New course with Howard University and Stanford University
50 % Of HBCU’s a with AEC program + 600 Downloads of BDLA materials
240 Academic downloads and 460 private sector
Nea Maloo was a speaker at the first building decarbonization teaching symposium, where speakers included the white house climate team.
Nea Maloo allowed her student to be with her at the global symposium.
This course, co-taught by Howard University and Stanford University lecturers, gives the students a hands-on introduction to the current priority in sustainable buildings - Building Decarbonization.