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New Paper: Material Testing for VOC’s & Microbial Growth

Ever wondered how that fir trim in your house might be impacting you? What about the microbial community on your concrete basement wall? We are studying how these building materials may influence health. We looked at 4 different building materials- timber, concrete,...
2017 AIA Design & Health Research Consortium Convening

2017 AIA Design & Health Research Consortium Convening

On March 21-22, the BioBE Center team took to Detroit to present "Biology & Buildings: How Indoor Environments Affect Human Health" to the American Institute of Architects Design & Health Research Consortium.  We were encouraged to see the diversity of...

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg Launches Campus Impact Course

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg Launches Campus Impact Course

ESBL director Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg has launched a course through University of Oregon Allied Arts and Architecture entitled "Campus Impact: Comfort + Energy." This course, open to both graduate and undergraduate students, offers the unique opportunity to...

International VELUX Award: Automated Blinds Study

International VELUX Award: Automated Blinds Study

Congratulations to Amir Nezamdoost (UO architecture PhD student) and research assistant Alen Mahic for winning the Regional Award for The Americas in the International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture competition, presented recently at the World Architecture...

Mhuireach Awarded A&AA Dissertation Fellowship 2017-2018

Congratulations to Gwynne Mhuireach for winning a Dissertation Fellowship from the School of Architecture & Allied Arts at the University of Oregon!  Her working dissertation title is: Toward a Mechanistic Understanding of Relationships Between Airborne Microbial...

Health + Energy Research Consortium

The Biology and the Built Environment Center (BioBE) and Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory (ESBL) at the University of Oregon, are pleased to announce the launch of the the Health + Energy Research Consortium!  On May 4-5, 2017, in Portland Oregon, we begin our...