The 2024-2025 Awardees for the Johnston-Hastings Endowment Publication and Travel awards have been selected. The Johnston-Hastings Endowments are in honor of Emeritus Professor Norman J. Johnston and his wife, L. Jane Hastings, established and endowed travel support and publications support …
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Assistant Professor Amos Darko wins 2023 Sustainability Young Investigator Award
Dr. Amos Darko, assistant professor in Construction Management has won the competitive international sustainability award, the 2o23 Sustainability Young Investigator Award. The award is in recognition of excellence in the field of sustainability and sustainable development.
Congratulations to Dr. Darko …
Hackathon co-supported by Urban Design and Planning featured in GeekWire
The Urban Resilience Hackathon took place in May 2024, and was facilitated by DemocracyLab, with support from the National Science Foundation LEAP-HI project, and the CBE Urban Design and Planning department. Hackathons are typically based in tech, so this urban …
EarthLab Awards Innovation Grants to Two Projects with CBE Researchers
EarthLab announced their Innovation Grants for 2024-25 for projects focused on Climate and Social Justice. The awardees were announced in March 2024, and 2 of the 5 selected projects include CBE researchers.
Project Title: Catalyzing Just Circular Communities: A Feasibility …
Gundula Proksch awarded ARCC Mid-Career Research Impact Award
Associate Professor of Architecture Gundula Proksch has been awarded the ARCC Mid-Career Research Impact Award, which recognizes outstanding performance and substantive impact in architectural research. Awardees are selected by the ARCC Board.
Associate Professor Proksch’s NSF project CITYFOOD is mentioned …
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: …
WCRER releases report and white paper – March 2024
The Washington Center for Real Estate Research (WCRER) has released a white paper entitled “Increasing Washington State’s Residential Development Capacity”, co-authored by WCRER Director Steven Bourassa (also the H. Jon and Judith M. Runstad Endowed Professor and Chair of the …
Final day of Change Stories Residential Knowledge Exchange
On Thursday, March 21st, the Change Stories team gathered for the final day of shared learning sessions. The first session was focused on developing a theory of change for the project. Small group discussions returned to topics from previous days, …
Gregg Colburn cited in the Council of Economic Advisors 2024 Economic Report of the President
Associate Professor Gregg Colburn in the Runstad Department of Real Estate was cited in the Council of Economic Advisors 2024 Economic Report of the President. Chapter 4 of the report, “Increasing the Supply of Affordable Housing: Economic Insights …
Day 3 of the Change Stories Residential Knowledge Exchange
On Wednesday, March 20th, the Change Stories team began the day with a site visit to the Manzana del Cuidado de Cuidad Bolivar (Block of Care in Bolivar). The bus dropped off the group at the TransMiCable cable car, which …