<p><span class="p-body"><b>Center’s Renewed Mission and Leadership Equips Leaders and Students with the Tools, Research, Insights, and Industry&nbsp; Connections To Contribute to the Future of the Built Environment</b></span></p> <p><span class="p-body">For this academic year, the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) Schack Institute of Real Estate has reimagined how its <a href="/content/sps-nyu/about/academic-divisions-and-departments/schack-institute-of-real-estate/center-for-sustainable-built-environment.html"><b>Center for Sustainable Built Environment (CSBE)</b></a> serves industry leaders and Schack students.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">The Center, under the new leadership of <a href="/content/sps-nyu/faculty-directory/21300-suhail-y-tayeb.html"><b>Suhail Y. Tayeb</b></a><b>, director and clinical assistant professor at the NYU SPS Schack Institute</b>, is an academic hub dedicated to advancing data, design, and strategy for a more sustainable, resilient, and high-performing built environment. The Center’s renewed mission is to equip leaders and Schack students with tools, research, insights, industry connections, and approved learning experiences to align and lead environmental performance with strong financial and social outcomes.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">“The next decade will decide what kind of built environment we leave behind. The new NYU Schack Center for Sustainable Built Environment is working where data, design, and strategy intersect, because that’s where real change begins,” said Tayeb.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">“Whether we are redefining how building performance is measured, using AI to design smarter cities, preparing our students to lead the real estate industry, or developing financial models that make sustainability inevitable, everything we do is focused on turning theory into practice,” added Tayeb.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body"><b>Fall 2025 CSBE Highlights:</b></span></p> <ul class="p-list"> <li><span class="p-body">Award of an NYU <a href="https://www.nyu.edu/faculty/funding-opportunities/teaching-advancement-grant.html" target="_blank"><b>Teaching Advancement Grant (TAG)</b></a> from NYU’s Center for Teaching and Learning, to develop flipped and AI-powered learning in select Schack courses this Fall.</span></li> <li><span class="p-body">Award of an NYU Research Catalyst (RCG), the first ever awarded to NYU SPS, for the development of sector-specific sustainability metrics for real estate.</span></li> <li><span class="p-body">Students engaged in gathering and structuring data from company sustainability reports to build an interactive dashboard that tracks sector-level performance and helps move the industry from broad sustainability reporting to actionable insights.</span></li> </ul> <p><span class="p-body"><b>Upcoming CSBE Initiatives</b></span></p> <p><span class="p-body">The<b> </b><a href="/content/sps-nyu/about/events/schack-institute-of-real-estate-division-events/sustainable-real-estate-conference.html"><b>NYU SPS Annual Conference on Sustainable Real Estate</b></a>, one of Schack’s flagship events will bring together leading voices from academia and industry to explore the future of sustainable real estate on February 2, 2026. <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/89dc6472-d21f-49d7-aaf7-d6b7c3c58af6/regProcessStep1" target="_blank"><b>Registration for the 2026 Conference</b></a> is now open.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">A NYU SPS global field intensive to Berlin, Germany, where students will study sustainable development, green infrastructure, and the city’s innovation ecosystem. Visit <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XurE1CYsh_Y" target="_blank"><b>Berlin Global Field Intensive 2026</b></a> for additional details about this learning experience.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body"><b>Schack Centers of Learning</b></span></p> <p><span class="p-body">“Our Schack Centers of Learning, including the Center for Sustainable Built Environment, are industry and career-connected,” said <a href="/content/sps-nyu/faculty-directory/20986-marc-norman.html"><b>Marc Norman</b></a><b>, Larry &amp; Klara Silverstein Chair and Associate Dean, NYU SPS Schack Institute of Real Estate. </b>“The Centers are designed to deliver experiential learning experiences and networking opportunities to help our students succeed in a real estate career, while delivering actionable insights, perspectives, information, and tools to industry companies and professionals to prosper.”</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">In addition to the Center for Sustainable Built Environment, the Schack Institute is home to several other centers of real estate learning. They include:</span></p> <ul class="p-list"> <li><span class="p-body">The CREFC Center for Real Estate Finance</span></li> <li><span class="p-body"><a href="https://urbanlab.nyu.edu/" target="_blank"><b>The Urban Lab</b></a></span></li> <li><span class="p-body"><a href="/content/sps-nyu/about/academic-divisions-and-departments/schack-institute-of-real-estate/the-reit-center.html"><b>The REIT Center</b></a></span></li> <li><span class="p-body"><a href="/content/sps-nyu/about/academic-divisions-and-departments/schack-institute-of-real-estate/building-better-cities-collaborative.html"><b>Building Better Cities Collaborative</b></a></span></li> </ul> <p><span class="p-body">For more information about the Center, visit <a href="/content/sps-nyu/about/academic-divisions-and-departments/schack-institute-of-real-estate/center-for-sustainable-built-environment.html"><b>NYU SPS Schack Center for Sustainable Built Environment</b></a> or email <b><a href="mailto:CSBE@nyu.edu" target="_blank">CSBE@nyu.edu</a></b>.</span></p>