ICE BOX CHALLENGE
The first-ever US collegiate Ice Box Challenge took place at Pratt Institute, demonstrating the advantages of Passive House. Two boxes, one built to local regulations and the other to the international Passive House Standard, were filled with equal amounts of ice and displayed on the Pratt Institute campus in Brooklyn for a week. The remaining ice in each box at the end of the week measured their passive heat-keeping performance.
The Ice Box Challenge makes sustainability tangible and engaging, raising public awareness through a fun, scientific design exercise that makes abstract concepts visible.
AIA Brooklyn Award 2023
Our studio had the pleasure of accepting the 2023 AIA Brooklyn Award for Commendation for Climate Action. Attending the annual award ceremony as a group of students in a room with industry leaders was an incredible experience and once in a lifetime opportunity!
Building Energy Exchange
This project lives on in collaboration with the NYC Building Energy Exchange with an upcoming state-funded exhibition at their location near City Hall in March of 2024. You can view their article about the initial event and its impact on their official website linked below.
