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ESBL students in BioMimicry Design find inspiration in basking sharks
ESBL grad students Julia May and Alex Balog worked on the Basking Filter project as an extension of their Biomimicry and Parametric Design course taught by Nancy Cheng, Chair of the Architecture Department at UO. With interests in engineering, industrial processes,...
Metropolis: Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg on Increasing Demands for Lighting Controls
Director Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg's interview with Retrofit for Metropolis magazine is published! He is one of a series of experts sharing their insight on the importance of daylighting for human health and comfort.Check out the article...
Stop Motion Science: The Light Box Video
Written by Mira Zimmerman and Fiona Curliss At BioBE, we strive to produce scientific research that is clear and understandable to any audience, not only for interdisciplinary collaboration, but also for scientific education. Those unfamiliar with the langauge and...
Perspective on the Role of Light in the Indoor Microbiome
Written by Mark Fretz, Sue Ishaq, and Mira Zimmerman Light is as necessary to the perfect growth and nutrition of the human frame as are air and food; and, whenever it is deficient, health fails, and disease appears… Artificial is but a very bad substitute for natural...
BioBE Receives New UO-OHSU Seed Funding Award
BioBE has received funding for a new project as part of the new University of Oregon - Oregon Health Sciences University (UO-OHSU) Collaborative Seed Grant Program! BioBE's Dr. Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, and Dr. Bob Martindale, Professor of Surgery, Chief of...
BioBE/ESBL Welcomes Mira to the Team!
Hello! My name is Mira Zimmerman, and I am the new BioBE/ESBL blogger and web designer! I will be helping with social media and BioBE/ESBL website management. I am currently an undergrad at the University of Oregon, working towards a Humanities major with...
ESBL and TallWood Design Institute awarded grant for acoustics testing facility
We are excited to announce that ESBL, with TallWood Design Institute, were awarded a grant from Oregon Innovation Council (Oregon InC) to create a facility to test acoustics properties of mass timber products. About the project: The new testing facility will provide...
ESBL joins UO’s new Institute for Health in the Built Environment
The ESBL is proud and excited to join BioBE and the Baker Lighting Lab as the founding centers of the University of Oregon's new Institute for Health in the Built Environment! Through interdisciplinary, inter-institutional collaboration, the IHBE aims to...
Technology and Design: New Article About Daylighting
Architectural Lighting Magazine has published an article about the influences of new technology on lighting capability and building design. ESBL's Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg talks about light automation alongside a number of other daylighting design experts. Check out...
Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg receives NEEA Award for Innovation
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) Board of Directors awarded Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg the Leadership in Energy Efficiency Award for Innovation. Kevin was nominated for his work in daylighting design research, education, and engagement—work that...