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$2 Million Award from National Science Foundation Will Support Team to Develop 3D-printed Microorganisms for Sustainable Construction Materials

An interdisciplinary research team led by University of Washington Chemistry Professor Alshakim Nelson received $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program. The funding will be used to combine engineered microorganisms with 3D printing to create materials for sustainable built environments. This grant will provide funding...

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Architecture Design & Building Gundula Proksch Natural Resources & Sustainability research Research Award Technology & Innovation

2024 CBE Inspire Fund Awardees Announced

The CBE Inspire Fund Awardees for the 2024 cycle have been selected! Their project names and team members are outlined below. Title: Mycelium Grow Lab for Student-led Research Team: Gundula Proksch (Associate Professor, Architecture), Tyler Sprague (Associate Professor, Architecture) Title: Exhibition of the works of OUR: Office of (Un)certainty Research Team: Vikram Prakash (Professor, Architecture)...

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Architecture Arts & Humanities & Urbansim Climate & Energy Design & Building Education Equity & Justice Green Building & Infrastructure Gundula Proksch Julie Johnson Landscape Architecture Lingzi Wu Manish Chalana Natural Resources & Sustainability Runstad Department of Real Estate Tyler Sprague Urban Design and Planning Vikram Prakash Vince Wang

AIA publishes “Equity in Architectural Education” co-authored by Dean Renée Cheng and Laura Osburn

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently published a supplement to the AIA Guides for Equitable Practice titled “Equity in Architectural Education.” Renée Cheng, dean of the College of Built Environments, served as the project lead for the research and writing team, which included Laura Osburn, research scientist in construction management. The supplement argues that...

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Architecture College of Built Environments Construction Management Design & Building Education Equity & Justice Laura Osburn Renée Cheng Research Product

Building a more just and beautiful future: CBE’s new faculty cohort makes strides on campus

The new cohort of faculty have made a big impact in their initial time on campus. Please see the full story here. The cohort includes: Dr. Narjes Abbasabadi, an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture and affiliate data science faculty UW eScience Institute, studies computation and decarbonization of the built environment. Dr. Amos Darko,...

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Amos Darko Architecture Celina Balderas Guzmán Construction Management Dylan Stevenson Landscape Architecture Lingzi Wu Narjes Abbasabadi Runstad Department of Real Estate Spotlight Urban Design and Planning Vince Wang

Campus Sustainability Fund selects College of Built Environments researchers for 2022-2023 work

The Campus Sustainability Fund selected College of Built Environments PhD student Daniel Dimitrov, along with Associate Dean for Research Carrie Sturts Dossick, to receive funding for the project described below. Energy, Information, and the New Work of Building Operations in the Digital Age Amount Awarded: $19,833 Funding Received: 2022-2023 Project Summary: The built environment industry...

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BE PhD Program Carrie Sturts Dossick College of Built Environments Construction Management Daniel Dimitrov Design & Building Green Building & Infrastructure Research Award Technology & Innovation

Carbon Leadership Forum among Finalists Selected for $10 Million 2030 Climate Challenge

On February 9, Lever for Change announced that the College of Built Environment’s Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF) and four other finalist teams will advance to the next stage of the 2030 Climate Challenge, a $10 million award launched last year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 2030. The Challenge, sponsored by an...

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Architecture Carbon Leadership Forum Climate & Energy College of Built Environments Design & Building Green Building & Infrastructure Modeling & Scenario Planning Natural Resources & Sustainability Research Award Technology & Innovation

Carbon Leadership Forum awarded ARPA-E grant to develop life cycle assessment tools for carbon negative buildings

ARPA-E announced $5 million in funding to two universities—the University of Washington and University of California, Davis—working to develop life cycle assessment tools and frameworks associated with transforming buildings into net carbon storage structures. The funding is part of the Harnessing Emissions into Structures Taking Inputs from the Atmosphere (HESTIA) Exploratory Topic. Parametric Open Data for Life...

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Architecture Carbon Leadership Forum Chris Meek Climate & Energy College of Built Environments Design & Building Design & Building Green Building & Infrastructure Kate Simonen Research Award Stephanie Carlisle Teresa Moroseos Tomás Méndez Echenagucia

CBE Research Restart Funding: Progress and Updates

The College of Built Environments awarded Research Restart funding to multiple project teams in 2022. Below are descriptions of their progress and project status to-date. July 2022 Cohort: Arthur Acolin received funding for their project entitled “Accessory Dwelling Units as Potential Source of Affordable Housing Across Generations.” A no-cost extension was approved in May 2023...

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Ann Huppert Architecture Arthur Acolin Branden Born Elizabeth Golden Green Building & Infrastructure History & Theory & Conservation Housing & Homelessness Jeff Hou Kathryn Rogers Merlino Ken Yocom Landscape Architecture Manish Chalana research Research Award Runstad Department of Real Estate Urban Design and Planning Vikram Prakash

CBE researchers selected for inaugural cohort of Urban@UW Research to Action Collaboratory

College of Built Environments researchers are selected for inaugural cohort of the Urban@UW Research to Action Collaboratory (RAC). Throughout the next 18 months, Urban@UW will work with these teams and provide seed funds, dedicated time to build team cohesion and collaboration skills, and foster opportunities for peer support and shared resources and learning. The project...

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Architecture Catherine De Almeida Community Engagement & Advocacy Equity & Justice Green Building & Infrastructure Gundula Proksch Landscape Architecture Research Award Urban Design and Planning

CBE Spotlight: Rachel Berney

Rachel Berney is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Design and Planning, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture, an Urban@UW Fellow, and author of Learning from Bogotá: Pedagogical Urbanism and the Reshaping of Public Space. Her primary interests include community sustainable design, public space, and international development in the Americas, as well as urban design and...

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Arts & Humanities & Urbansim College of Built Environments Community Engagement & Advocacy Equity & Justice Landscape Architecture Rachel Berney Spotlight Urban Design and Planning Urban@UW

Change Stories project begins 4-day residential event in Bogotá, Colombia

The Change Stories project is an research project with collaboration from academics and their community-based partners in Belfast (Queen’s University), Northern Ireland, Belo Horizonte (Federal University of Minas Gerais Brazil and Observatory for Urban Health), Brazil, and Bogotá (Universidad de los Andes), Colombia. Additional collaborators include USA and Internationally-based advisory group members, who work within...

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Arts & Humanities & Urbansim College of Built Environments Community Engagement & Advocacy Design & Building Equity & Justice Global Built Environment Helen Pineo Magdalena Haakenstad Sarah Randall Urban Design and Planning

College of Built Environments Faculty and Student receive Husky Sustainability Awards 2023

The Husky Sustainability Awards recognize individuals and groups across all University of Washington campuses who lead the way for sustainability at the University of Washington. This is the 14th year awards have been given by the UW Environmental Stewardship Committee. The Husky Sustainability Awards are given to students, faculty and staff from the Seattle, Bothell and...

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Architecture Climate & Energy Green Building & Infrastructure Heather Burpee Integrated Design Lab Jan Whittington Natural Resources & Sustainability Research Award Urban Design and Planning Urban Infrastructure Lab

Daniel Abramson and collaborators awarded EarthLab Innovation grant for community-based research project on climate change & social justice

The EarthLab Innovations Grant Program was launched in 2019 to fund actionable environmental research. The 2022-23 EarthLab Innovation Grants program received 33 high-quality proposals for research at the intersection of climate change and social justice. One awarded project titled, “Centering Place and Community to Address Climate Change and Social Justice” was led by P.I. Daniel...

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Architecture Carbon Leadership Forum Climate & Energy Community Engagement & Advocacy Dan Abramson Equity & Justice Julie Kriegh Landscape Architecture Lynne Manzo Natural Resources & Sustainability Research Award Rob Corser Urban Design and Planning

Daniel Winterbottom selected for Landscape Architecture Foundation Fellowship for Innovation & Leadership

Professor of Landscape Architecture, Daniel Winterbottom, RLA, FASLA has been selected for the 2022-2023 Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership. He will be investigating how landscape architecture can play a role in reducing the negative effects of incarceration. Each year, LAF selects 3-4 Fellows and 2-3 Olmsted Scholars for the LAF Fellowship...

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BE PhD Program Community Engagement & Advocacy Daniel Winterbottom Equity & Justice Landscape Architecture Research Award Safety & Health & Wellbeing

February 2022 Inspire Fund Awardees: Progress and Products

Five projects were awarded Inspire Fund awards in February 2022. They have completed various stages of work and have provided a report on their progress and products. Below, excerpts from these reports are highlighted to showcase the work that has been “Inspired” in 2022-23. Rick Mohler: “One Seattle: Leveraging Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan Update to advance...

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Architecture Arts & Humanities & Urbansim BE PhD Program Branden Born Construction Management Donald King Heather Burpee Housing & Homelessness Hyun Woo "Chris" Lee Integrated Design Lab Novi T.I. Bramono Rachel Berney Rick Mohler Runstad Department of Real Estate Safety & Health & Wellbeing Sofia Dermisi Urban Design and Planning

Hyun Woo “Chris” Lee and Laura Osburn publish design guide for worker safety

Previous studies on construction hazard prevention have shown that almost 50% of construction fatalities and accidents can be linked to decisions made during the design process. To address the influence of upstream design decisions on worker safety, researchers have developed the Prevention through Design (PtD) concept to proactively eliminate safety hazards in the workplace. In...

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Center for Education and Research in Construction Construction Management Design & Building Energy & Sustainability in Construction (ESC) Lab Hyun Woo "Chris" Lee Laura Osburn Research Product Safety & Health & Wellbeing

Inaugural CBE Inspire Fund awardees announced

This winter quarter the College of Built Environments launched its new CBE Inspire Fund. Designed to support CBE research activities for which a relatively small amount of support can be transformative, in mid-February the college awarded the first 6 grants. Projects supported by the CBE Inspire Fund hail from 4 departments within the college and...

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Ann Huppert Architecture Climate & Energy Community Engagement & Advocacy Construction Management Equity & Justice History & Theory & Conservation Hyun Woo "Chris" Lee Keith Harris Landscape Architecture Rachel Berney research Research Award Safety & Health & Wellbeing Tyler Sprague Urban Design and Planning

Industry-Faculty-Student collaboration through the Applied Research Consortium

Owner of RDF Consulting Services and consultant for Turner Construction, Renzo di Furia, is working with Associate Dean for Research Carrie Sturts Dossick in supporting student-industry collaboration. “Applied Research Consortium brings together an interdisciplinary group of built environment firms with faculty experts and graduate student researchers at the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments...

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Applied Research Consortium Carrie Sturts Dossick Construction Management Data Science & Spatial Analysis Design & Building Design & Building research Technology & Innovation

Julie Kriegh and collaborators launch studio booklet based on their work with Google

Julie Kriegh, researcher with the Carbon Leadership Forum and other CBE research centers, and owner of Kriegh Architecture Studios, collaborated with other CBE faculty and external partners to lead a UW CBE studio course in collaboration with Google that developed and delivered a design proposal for a sustainable data center. CBE collaborators included Hyun Woo...

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Architecture Carbon Leadership Forum Climate & Energy Construction Management Data Science & Spatial Analysis Design & Building Green Building & Infrastructure Hyun Woo "Chris" Lee Jan Whittington Julie Kriegh Research Product Urban Design and Planning

New Tool Created by CBE Researchers in partnership with Charles Pankow Foundation

CBE researchers worked with the Charles Pankow Foundation to develop a new Building Owner Assessment Tool (BOAT). Team members included CBE Dean Renée Cheng, FAIA; Associate Dean for Research Carrie Sturts Dossick, Ph.D, P.E.; and Laura Osburn, Ph.D. Other team members included Lingzi Wu, Ph.D. Daniel Dimitrov, and Xianxiang Sean Zhao. The tool was developed...

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Architecture BE PhD Program Carrie Sturts Dossick Construction Management Daniel Dimitrov Design & Building Laura Osburn Lingzi Wu Modeling & Scenario Planning Renée Cheng research Research Product

Office of Research Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023

The College of Built Environments Office of Research has completed the fiscal year 2023 Annual Report. This report highlights outcomes, accomplishments, and steps for future development related to research at CBE. The report features metrics on grants and contracts funding, along with other types of funding including internal UW support. Additionally, the report highlights spotlight...

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Architecture College of Built Environments Construction Management data Education education Equity & Justice Landscape Architecture research Runstad Department of Real Estate Spotlight Urban Design and Planning

Podcast: Leveraging the Life Cycle Assessment for Useful Carbon Accounting

Kate Simonen joins the NORI podcast to share the ins and outs of life cycle assessments, or LCAs. Kate Simonen is a carbon accounting expert and professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington. As a licensed architect and structural engineer, she has an extensive background in high-performance building systems, seismic design and...

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Architecture Carbon Leadership Forum Climate & Energy College of Built Environments Design & Building Green Building & Infrastructure Kate Simonen Natural Resources & Sustainability Technology & Innovation

Population Health Initiative awards 2 Climate Change Pilot Grants to CBE Researchers

Population Health Initiative awarded a Climate Change Pilot Grant to two teams that includes CBE researchers. Projects will begin January 2024, and were awarded $50,000. Read the full story here. Project title: “Sustainable metamaterials for insulation applications.” Project team: Eleftheria Roumeli, Materials Science & Engineering Tomás Méndez Echenagucia, Architecture Project abstract: Amidst an urgent global...

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Architecture Carrie Sturts Dossick Chris Meek Climate & Energy Construction Management Kate Simonen Narjes Abbasabadi research Research Award Technology & Innovation

Progress Update on CBE researchers selected for inaugural cohort of Urban@UW Research to Action Collaboratory

At the end of October, Urban@UW hosted the first ½-day Research to Action Collaboratory workshop session for more learning, sharing and productivity. The Just Circular Communities team attended and focused on solidifying and growing their network of community partners. The team is also working to build a broader definition of “circular economy.” Read more about...

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Architecture Catherine De Almeida Community Engagement & Advocacy Equity & Justice Green Building & Infrastructure Gundula Proksch Landscape Architecture research Urban Design and Planning

Qing Shen’s proposal among those selected for funding by PacTrans

The Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) announced in January 2021 the project proposals selected for funding. Qing Shen, Professor of Urban Design and Planning and Chair of the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Urban Design and Planning is among those selected for project funding. Shen is working alongside Co-Principal Investigator Catherine (Casey) Gifford–Innovative Mobility Senior Planner–on...

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Economy & Finance & Development Infrastructure & Transportation Land Use & Planning Policy & Law Qing Shen Research Award Technology & Innovation Urban Design and Planning

Rachel Berney and Jeff Hou contribute to new book on social justice in urban design

“Just Urban Design: The Struggle for a Public City” (MIT Press 2022) features a collection of chapters and case studies that apply a social justice lens to the design of urban environments. Sixteen contributors, including Rachel Berney of Urban Design & Planning and Jeff Hou of Landscape Architecture, examine topics ranging from single-family zoning and...

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Arts & Humanities & Urbansim Community Engagement & Advocacy Design & Building Equity & Justice Housing & Homelessness Jeff Hou Landscape Architecture Rachel Berney research Research Product Urban Design and Planning

Rebecca Walter and collaborators awarded pilot grant for their work on PHAs and disaster preparedness

The Population Health Initiative has announced the award of eight Tier 2 pilot grants, which are intended to encourage the development of new interdisciplinary collaborations among investigators – and with community-based partners – for projects that address critical challenges to population health. One of the funded projects, “Assessing National Public Housing Authority Disaster Preparedness, Response...

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Housing & Homelessness Natural Hazards Rebecca Walter Research Award Runstad Department of Real Estate Safety & Health & Wellbeing

The need for more equitable fare enforcement: An examination by Isis Moon Gamble, recent graduate of CBE’s Master of Urban Planning program

Though Transit Equity Day is just one day, the issue of equity on Seattle’s public transit is an ongoing and important conversation to Seattle and King County residents. Neighborhoods across the county have unequal access to transit lines; bus stops are often located in inconvenient or dangerous places due to oncoming traffic and lack of...

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Economy & Finance & Development Equity & Justice Housing & Homelessness Infrastructure & Transportation Policy & Law research Safety & Health & Wellbeing Spotlight Urban Design and Planning

UDP scholars among UW team receiving $2M from National Science Foundation to design an ‘adaptable society’

A team led by the University of Washington has received a nearly $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to further research into how urban societal systems can be organized to be both efficient and resilient. The Leading Engineering for America’s Prosperity, Health and Infrastructure (LEAP-HI) project, based in the UW College of Engineering, supports fundamental research to...

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Branden Born Cynthia Chen Dan Abramson Equity & Justice Food Infrastructure & Transportation Research Award Resilience Urban Design and Planning

Urban Infrastructure Lab Report on High-Speed Rail

The Urban Infrastructure Lab researchers have released a report on a Cascadia region high-speed rail project. College of Built Environments faculty Jan Whittington and Qing Shen were authors on the report, along with 3 Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Urban Design and Planning students (Siman Ning, Haoyu Yue, and Chin-Wei Chen), and a Master of Urban Planning...

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Chin-Wei Chen College of Built Environments Design & Building Design & Building Infrastructure & Transportation Jan Whittington Qing Shen research Research Product Siman Ning Technology & Innovation UDP PhD Program Urban Design and Planning Urban Infrastructure Lab

Urban@UW Publishes Report on the Lessons and Levers for University Collaborations with Governmental and Community Partners

Jennifer Davison, Director of Urban@UW & Assistant Dean for Research of the College of Built Environments here at UW, and Thaïsa Way, Founding Director of Urban@UW, current Director of Garden & Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Harvard University, and Professor in UW’s Department of Landscape Architecture, have published a report titled,...

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Arts & Humanities & Urbansim College of Built Environments Community Engagement & Advocacy Jen Davison Land Use & Planning Natural Resources & Sustainability Research Product Thaisa Way Urban@UW

UW researchers issue state-level policy recommendations for transit-oriented development

CBE Researchers developed a report “Finding Common Ground: Best Practices for Policies Supporting Transit-Oriented Development,” with the Mobility Innovation Center and led by the Washington Center for Real Estate Research. Project Team: Mason Virant, Associate Director, Washington Center for Real Estate Research Christian Phillips, Urban Design and Planning PhD Program Steven C. Bourassa, PhD Director,...

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Arthur Acolin Christian Phillips Design & Building Infrastructure & Transportation Land Use & Planning Mason Virant Runstad Department of Real Estate Steven Bourassa Urban Design and Planning Washington Center for Real Estate Research

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