SOS AIR
RSA STUDENT DESIGN AWARDS BRIEF - INDUSTRY BRIEF - 2026
one line, what SOS AIR is
honesty statement, 2 lines:
PROBLEM
3 to 4 lines, the loop: heat, AC, grid demand, peaker fires, asthma
COMMUNITY
short paragraph: Mott Haven and Port Morris, who lives with this
quote card 1, short verified quote, outlet and year underneath
quote card 2, optional
PRECEDENTS
Smell PGH paragraph, ending in what SOS AIR does differently
WHAT THE AI DOES
one plain sentence: watches the heat forecast and grid demand, predicts when the plant will fire, warns residents first
CONCEPT
2 to 3 lines on the design intent
ETHICS
3 to 4 sentences: who could be excluded, alert fatigue, the public-data strength
PATHS REJECTED
2 to 3 one-liners: the path, then dropped because
LIMITATIONS
remote proposal, no user testing, data access unverified, physical device considered and parked