Sustainable Interior Environments Graduate Program

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS

The program can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis

The MPS in Sustainable Interior Environments (MPS-S) covers the principles and best practices of sustainable design, health, and wellness, providing students with marketable skills that are essential to the industry today.

All classes are in the evenings and on weekends The program is offered onsite and online (live classes delivered via video conferencing) Applicants must have a degree in interior design, architecture, engineering or a closely related field and an advanced portfolio

Student Work

Profile: Francesca Meyer Martinelli |

CLASS OF 2012

Francesca Mayer Martinelli, LEED AP BD+C, ID+C, USGBC faculty, graduated from the MPS in Sustainable Interior Environments program in

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2012. She is currently the CEO of the Perú Green Building Council,

an organization that helps to lead design and construction in Peru.

Prior to that she worked as senior

project manager at Sumac Inc. and

LEED project coordinator at IBRID, an

architecture and planning firm in Peru.

TOP RIGHT: OFFICE PROJECT JESSICA JOANLANNE, FRANCESCA MAYER MARTINELLI, & LAURA ROTHFUSS

TOP: RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, DEVSHREE MISTRY, JULIANA SORZANO BOTTOM: HOSPITALITY PROJECT, FRANZI YIJU CHEN, SILVIA LANDINEZ, JULIANA SORZANO

As an international student, it was great to have a professional and international faculty who opened my eyes to the industry worldwide. We considered many contemporary case studies and visited some of the leading sustainability companies in New York City.

It was a priceless experience!

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the implementation of sustainable

The Master of Professional Studies in Sustainable Interior Environments provides a post-professional graduate education focusing on human welfare, resource conservation, and the practical application of sustainable interior design strategies. Graduates of the program will be able to apply the triple bottom line—people, planet, and prosperity—to future design projects, and to provide leadership in organizations that hold these core values.

Curriculum ►► FULL-TIME 3-SEMESTER TRACK 30 CREDITS, 1 YEAR

Fall Semester — 12 Credits History and Theory of Sustainability in the Interior Environment (2)

Principles of Sustainable Design in the Natural Environment (2)

Designing the Green Interior (2) Materials and Finishes for the Sustainable Interior (2) Sustainable Studio I — Residential Environments (4) Spring Semester — 12 Credits Sustainable Soft Goods (2) Constructing the Green Interior (2) Sustainable Hard Goods (2) Environmental Systems for the Sustainable Interior (2) Sustainable Studio II — Contract Environments (4) Summer Session — 6 credits Principles of Daylighting (2) Lighting Controls and Systems Technology (2) Maintaining the Green Interior (2)

For more information about the MPS in Sustainable Interior Environments:

visit NYSID.EDU/MPS-S e-mail David Bergman Program Director dbergman@nysid.edu

Faculty David Bergman RA, LEED AP, Certified Passive House Designer Principal, DavidBergmanEco MPS-S Program Director Luca Baraldo, Associate & Director of Interiors, CookFox Architects Reid Betz, RA LEED AP Partner, Ageloff & Associates Bethany Borel, ASID Associate, CookFox Architects Charles Cameron, IES, IALD Controls Specialist, Stan Deutsch Associates Laurie Kerr, FAIA, LEED AP President at LK POLICY LAB Janet Hild Principal, Janet Hild Design Daniel Rogers, LC IES LEED AP Technical Specialist, ICF International Heidi Theunissen, LEED AP, WELL AP Business Development Manager, ODA Doug West, IIDA LEED AP Design Director, TPG Architecture Andrew Zumwalt-Hathaway, LEED AP Senior Portfolio Manager, Vidaris, Inc.

Advisory Board Bill Browning Founding Partner, Terrapin Bright Green, LLC Robin Guenther Principal, Perkins + Will Campion Platt Architect and Interior Designer, President, Campion Platt Interiors Robin Reigi Architect and Interior Designer, Owner, Robin Reigi Inc. Susan Szenasy Director of Design Innovation, Metropolis