Urban Design Lab

It has also worked in numerous other global locations including Ghana, Kenya, People’s Republic of China, and India.

The Urban Design Lab (UDL) is a research unit of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, created in 2005 by Richard Plunz, to address the need for a design-based approach to shaping the long range future of sustainable urbanism. Since its inception, the UDL has assisted New York City communities in tackling environmental remediation, high performance and green building design, micro-infrastructure, public health, climate change, and sustainable economic development.