Let Your Passions Build Our Future

There are people all over the world that have great ideas, but never have the money, resources, or support they need to pursue those ideas and turn them into a reality.

We believe that when students are given the resources they need to fulfil their dreams, then we have a better chance, as a generation, at effecting change in the world around us. We pursue this effort by hosting students from all corners of the University that want to pursue projects that help effect change in the city around us: Philadelphia.

When projects are completed, we use the Drexel Smart House as a model home to display and demo these innovations, inspiring others from around the university to pursue their ideas as well.

Mission

Founded in 2006, Drexel Smart House is a student-led, faculty-supported, multidisciplinary organization that promotes innovations in Philadelphia. The 3425 Race Street property serves both as a tool for student-led projects to develop these innovations and as a connection between Drexel Smart House and the surrounding community, enabling Drexel Smart House to spread its benefits beyond the University.

Purpose

Our overarching purpose is to create and discover technologies that are accessible, applicable, and beneficial to urban life - particularly Philadelphia. We do this by facilitating design, research, and entrepreneurial projects run by Drexel University student members. The Drexel Smart House property on campus acts as an interactive model of how our projects can be incorporated into existing Philadelphia homes and infrastructure. Right at the gateway between Drexel University and the residential Philadelphia community, we are in the prime location to disseminate Drexel innovation throughout Philadelphia following our “Smart House, Smart Block, Smart Community” philosophy.