We are extending the functionalities of the AI-assisted Stanford Online Deliberation Platform, to create a tool that cities and communities worldwide can easily implement for their regional climate adaptation challenges.
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This project, led by Prof. Catherine Gorlé, aims to (1) better understand the implementation challenges of natural cooling, and (2) design solutions and policies to address them by working closely with occupants, building designers, and policy makers.
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This project is a collaboration that brings together researchers across multiple Stanford schools and other universities. We collaborate to generate new knowledge regarding aspects of the built environment that promote both environmental sustainability and occupant wellbeing.
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A suite of human-centered, techno-biophilic digital-physical interventions, known as Biophilic Illusions, are being designed to enhance human-building interaction by incorporating ambient reflections of nature into built environments.
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The Hybrid Physical+Digital Spaces (HPDS) collaboration is developing an intelligent home sensing system to help older adults age in place and ease the strain on healthcare systems. We aim to design ambient intelligence within built environments to support older adult care as well as provide upskilling of personal health aides to improve their career opportunities and outcomes.
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This project led by Prof. Jade Benjamin-Chung (Department of Epidemiology) employs a planetary health framework to jointly investigate whether “green” concrete floors made with an alternative cement mix can improve child health while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Globally, an estimated twenty-eight million people are trapped in forced labor. In this project, we aim to develop a framework for geochemically identifying and/or verifying the origin of imported cement and its constituent materials.
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In this project we are using interpretable machine learning methods to predict the risk of forced labor in mining operations for raw materials across various locations. Our goal is to help equip U.S. material specifiers and government officials with tools to mitigate the importation of materials linked to forced labor and unchecked environmental impacts.
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We seek to understand if the labeling of affordable housing developments impacts public opinion and support differently. Our goal is to understand local support for affordable housing and inform local officials, planners, developers, and advocates of promising strategies to combat the housing and climate change crises together.
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This study explores the multidimensional impacts of sustainable retrofits on older adult resident wellbeing. We aim to develop actionable insights and a framework for future human-centric sustainable retrofit design.
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The outdoor views provided by windows has been shown to positively impact cognitive performance, emotional wellbeing, recovery, and overall satisfaction with the built environment. This project explores the impact of view out on the wellbeing of elderly residents in an affordable housing building in San Francisco.
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We conducted a longitudinal study over four time points between December 2020 and March 2023 to gather insights into how the built features and environmental factors in remote workers’ homes impacted their perception of time, belonging at work, stress, and pro-environmental behavior.
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