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(02 ongoing, 01 completed)

  1. (01) Cooler streets
  2. (02) Low-carbon concrete
  3. (03) Type for public signs

Research at St. George School starts with a place and a problem: a street, a building, a corridor. Students work on every project, from the first sketch to the published result.

Research

Sensors on a tree-lined street

(01) Ongoing

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Cooler streets

Mapping how trees, shade and water lower street temperatures in summer, block by block, with sensors placed by residents.

Lead:
Prof. James Walker
College:
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Period:
2025–2028
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A concrete sample in the materials lab

(02) Ongoing

College of Science and Engineering

Low-carbon concrete

New mixes that cut the carbon of concrete by half, tested on a pavilion on campus.

Lead:
Dr. Ava Collins
College:
College of Science and Engineering
Period:
2024–2027
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Signs on a hospital corridor wall

(03) Completed

College of Architecture and Design

Type for public signs

A typeface and sign system for hospitals, tested with patients and staff for legibility.

Lead:
Dr. Olivia Brooks
College:
College of Architecture and Design
Period:
2022–2025
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Website concept by Andrew Herendeen. Sample institution and academic information; applications and accounts are demonstrations.