Labs, Centers and Initiatives Archive

Applied Research Consortium

The Applied Research Consortium (ARC) connects students, faculty, and industry partners for applied research. ARC brings together research, practice, and education; generates new ideas and solutions for the built environment; supports diversity and intercultural skills among student fellows; and enhances impact and connections for academic and firm partners alike.

Research Themes

Applied Research Consortium Carrie Sturts Dossick Catherine De Almeida Chris Meek College of Built Environments Community Engagement & Advocacy Design & Building Education Elizabeth Golden Equity & Justice Lynne Manzo Renée Cheng Tomás Méndez Echenagucia Tyler Sprague

Center for Asian Urbanism

The Center for Asian Urbanism was established to promote and undertake interdisciplinary and collaborative research of urban conditions and processes in Asia and the “Global Pacific”. The Center integrates research and action-oriented activities in the field to develop new knowledge and inform policy, decision-making, and professional development.

Research Themes

Arts & Humanities & Urbansim Center for Asian Urbanism Christine Bae College of Built Environments Dan Abramson Design & Building Equity & Justice Global Built Environment Infrastructure & Transportation Jeff Hou Ken Tadashi Oshima Ken Yocom Ken-Yu Lin Land Use & Planning Manish Chalana Policy & Law Qing Shen Vikram Prakash

Center for Education and Research in Construction

The Center for Education and Research in Construction (CERC) is a locus of research, scholarship and discovery. Focused on the people and practices of a dynamic, innovative construction industry, CERC impacts the industry through developing best practices, highlighting emerging challenges, testing new technologies, and experimenting with new methodologies.

Research Themes

Carrie Sturts Dossick Center for Education and Research in Construction Construction Management Design & Building Education Giovanni Migliaccio Hyun Woo "Chris" Lee Laura Osburn Natural Resources & Sustainability Resilience Security & Privacy Technology & Innovation

Center for Integrated Design

The University of Washington Center for Integrated Design (CID) promotes a healthy, energy efficient built environment through research, education and outreach initiatives. Located at the Bullitt Center in Seattle, WA, the Center serves as a hub for interdisciplinary research teams to collaborate, share resources and improve knowledge on high performance building design.

Research Themes

Architecture Center for Integrated Design Chris Meek Climate & Energy Community Engagement & Advocacy Deborah Sigler Design & Building Education Green Building & Infrastructure Gundula Proksch Heather Burpee Joel Loveland Kate Simonen Modeling & Scenario Planning Natural Resources & Sustainability Safety & Health & Wellbeing Technology & Innovation Teresa Moroseos

Center for Preservation and Adaptive Reuse

The Center for Preservation and Adaptive Reuse (CPAR) is a research, education and advocacy center that recognizes the value of our existing historic and non-historic buildings. The center produces innovative research, advances knowledge, and promotes educational initiatives addressing the reuse and preservation of the built environment at all scales.

Research Themes

Architecture Arts & Humanities & Urbansim Center for Preservation and Adaptive Reuse Community Engagement & Advocacy Education History & Theory & Conservation Kathryn Rogers Merlino Manish Chalana Natural Resources & Sustainability Urban Design and Planning

Circular City + Living Systems Lab

The Circular City + Living Systems Lab (CCLS) is an interdisciplinary group researching living systems integrated into the built environment that produce and circulate resources within the food-water-energy nexus. Synthesizing expertise from architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, biology, and ecology, the CCLS applies principles of research and design to investigate transformative strategies for future cities.

Research Themes

Architecture Chris Meek Circular City + Living Systems Lab Climate & Energy Food Gundula Proksch Heather Burpee Ken Yocom Landscape Architecture Mehlika Inanici Natural Resources & Sustainability Resilience Safety & Health & Wellbeing Technology & Innovation Water

Energy & Sustainability in Construction (ESC) Lab

The Energy and Sustainability in Construction (ESC) Lab promotes energy efficiency and sustainability (EES) in the built environment through the development of sustainable design, innovative project delivery practices, and risk-based financial models for EES investments. Our work focuses on integrating advanced financial analysis, project development, and management strategies to enhance the delivery of energy-efficient buildings and sustainable infrastructure. Through innovative solutions, the ESC Lab addresses complex challenges in current project development practices that slow the transition toward a more sustainable...

Research Themes

Climate & Energy Construction Management Design & Building Economy & Finance & Development Energy & Sustainability in Construction (ESC) Lab Green Building & Infrastructure Hyun Woo "Chris" Lee M. Sadra Fardhosseini Natural Resources & Sustainability Yohan Min

Green Futures Research and Design Lab

Green Futures Lab is dedicated to supporting interdisciplinary research and design that advances our understanding of, visions for, and design of a vital and ecologically sustainable public realm. Working to develop green infrastructure solutions within a local and global context, the lab provides planning, design, and education for healthy, equitably accessible, and regenerative urban and ecological systems.

Research Themes

Design & Building Global Built Environment Green Building & Infrastructure Green Futures Research + Design Lab Infrastructure & Transportation Julie Kriegh Landscape Architecture Nancy Rottle Natural Resources & Sustainability Safety & Health & Wellbeing Water

Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research

The Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research is dedicated to integrating hazards mitigation principles into a wide range of crisis, disaster, and risk management opportunities. It works to build a resource center that will enhance risk reduction and resilience activities through research and analysis of hazards, policies related to mitigation, and community outreach.

Research Themes

Bob Freitag Climate & Energy Community Engagement & Advocacy Dan Abramson Design & Building Himanshu Grover Institute for Hazard Mitigation Planning and Research Jan Whittington Land Use & Planning Manish Chalana Michael Lindell Natural Hazards Policy & Law Resilience Urban Design and Planning

Integrated Design Lab

The Integrated Design Lab carries out research to advance knowledge and policies that support the healthiest and highest performing buildings and cities. Its performance research includes energy efficiency, daylighting, electric lighting, occupant energy use behavior, human health and productivity in buildings, and advanced building management systems.

Research Themes

Architecture Chris Meek Climate & Energy Community Engagement & Advocacy Deborah Sigler Design & Building Education Green Building & Infrastructure Heather Burpee Integrated Design Lab Joel Loveland Natural Resources & Sustainability Safety & Health & Wellbeing Technology & Innovation Teresa Moroseos

Urban Commons Lab

Urban Commons Lab focuses on research and public service that contribute to civic engagement and democratization of contemporary city-making. We approach Urban Commons as a spatial and social practice that embodies reciprocity, sharing, civic engagement, and collective actions. We seek to engage the public and scholarly/professional community in advancing the understanding and making of urban commons.

Research Themes

Arts & Humanities & Urbansim Community Engagement & Advocacy Design & Building Economy & Finance & Development Equity & Justice Global Built Environment Housing & Homelessness Jeff Hou Land Use & Planning Landscape Architecture Natural Resources & Sustainability Policy & Law Resilience Safety & Health & Wellbeing Urban Commons Lab

Urban Form Lab

The Urban Form Lab aims to affect policy and supports approaches to the design and planning of more livable environments, with a specialty in geospatial analyses of the built environment using multiple micro-scale data in Geographic Information Systems. Projects address land monitoring, neighborhood and street design, active transportation, non-motorized transportation safety, physical activity, and access to food environments.

Research Themes

Anne Vernez Moudon Data Science & Spatial Analysis Design & Building Infrastructure & Transportation Land Use & Planning Natural Resources & Sustainability Philip Hurvitz Safety & Health & Wellbeing Security & Privacy Urban Design and Planning Urban Form Lab

Urban Infrastructure Lab

The Urban Infrastructure Lab (UIL) brings together students and faculty across numerous disciplines with a shared interest in the planning, governance, finance, design, development, economics, and environmental effects of infrastructure. The interests of the UIL span the systems critical to economic and social well-being, such as energy, water, health, transportation, education, and communications.

Research Themes

Climate & Energy Economy & Finance & Development Infrastructure & Transportation Jan Whittington Land Use & Planning Natural Resources & Sustainability Policy & Law Urban Design and Planning Urban Infrastructure Lab