Pando Days brings colleges and universities together from across the Southland to implement the sustainability goals of Los Angeles County. Read more about the Pando Days program series.
Pando Days 2022 Projects
The Pando Days ’22 season will be underway over the fall term. Projects will be posted to this page as they become available.
Learn more about Pando Days ’22.
Pando Days 2021 Projects
Eleven projects from ten higher educational institutions in the LA basin were developed over the fall 2021 term and premiered in December.
Cal Poly Pomona
COUNTY GOAL #10
Foodways Connection: Mapping food resources to build food security in LA.
Cal State University Long Beach
COUNTY GOALS #7B, #8A, & #11
Systems Approach: A solution for local transportation with global impact.
Cal State University Northridge
COUNTY GOAL #10
Open Garden: Download App. Unlock Gardens. Reimagine equitable foodscapes in Pomona.
CalArts
COUNTY GOALS #3 & #6
CREATING ECOLIBRIUM: A mobile performance stage for community engagement.
LA Trade Tech / Architecture
COUNTY GOALS #3 & #6
Design by Community: A unique tool kit to catalyze community participation in the design of public space.
Mount Saint Mary’s University
COUNTY GOALS #7B, #8A, & #11
Mapping Cudahy’s Air: Portable air sensors map patterns of air quality.
Otis College of Art and Design – EV
COUNTY GOALS #7B, #8A, & #11
CHARGE TO CHANGE: Marketing EV in Cudahy.
SCI-Arc
COUNTY GOAL #2
MEGA MICROS: Small housing on a large urban scale for an underserved population.
Woodbury University
COUNTY GOAL #2
Mobile Cooling Rooms of Los Angeles: Mobile cooling walls employ an ancient technology in a modern application.
Pando Days 2019/20 Projects
Ten projects were developed by Southland colleges and universities for the inaugural Pando Days program, 2019-20. Four projects were picked up by outside funders; an additional three were moved forward by community partners.
Pasadena City College
COUNTY GOAL #1
RESILIENCE PROJECT: A virtual landscape for resilience learning.
Woodbury University
COUNTY GOAL # 2
SALTWATER GARDENS: Innovations for the twin threats of underground saltwater incursion and food scarcity.
SCI-Arc
COUNTY GOAL # 3
AI: FUTURE OF HOUSING: Employing artificial intelligence to map affordable housing opportunities and match construction resources.
LA Trade Tech / Architecture
COUNTY GOAL # 4
REPURPOSING LAND: Transforming back-alley wasteland into thriving community space
Cal State Long Beach
COUNTY GOAL #6
WE ARE THE SEA: Engaging families and neighborhoods with local waterways.
CALTECH/Sustainability
COUNTY GOAL: OurCountyLA plan
INNOVATION ENGINE: Identifies strategic sustainability needs, fosters collaboration, and predicts impact.
The good news.
Pando Days is succeeding.
