Article on the use of virtual screens published in LEUKOS
An article co-authored by Siobhan Rockcastle, Galen Sollom-Brotherton Whalen, Aaron Milgrim, and Robert Davis titled, “The Use of Virtual Screens in Perceptual Studies on Electric Light: A Comparison Between 2D, Panoramic, Cardboard, and Head-Mounted Displays” has...
Article on health and energy tradeoffs for a luminaire level lighting control system published in Energy and Buildings
A new journal article by Siobhan Rockcastle and Alen Mahic was just published in Energy and Buildings. This paper introduces a digital simulation workflow that calculates annual eye-level illuminance and energy demand from daylight and electric lighting sources and...
Build Health 2023 event announced, November 3rd, 5-8PM
Our annual research consortium event, Build Health, is a time during which we convene a diverse transdisciplinary group from academia, industry, government, and non-profit sectors to present and share research at the intersection of health for individuals,...
Microbiomes of garden vs supermarket produce and effects on the human gut microbiome
Did you know that every day, we eat billions of microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses) inhabiting our food? According to Wasserman et al. (2019), a single apple harbors about 100,000,000 bacteria, not to mention an unquantified number of fungi, viruses, and other...
IHBE researchers to present two papers at Building Sim 2023
Two research papers have been accepted to the Building Simulation 2023 conference in Shanghai, China. Both papers introduce simulation-based research on circadian health potential in the workplace and disseminate the findings from projects between Baker, ESBL, and...
IHBE returns from opening the Transpecies Design Exhibit at the 2023 Venice Biennale that is featured in Dezeen
IHBE Interim Director Fretz recently returned from Venice to help setup and launch the University of Oregon's Transpecies Design Exhibition, curated by College of Design Dean Adrian Parr. The exhibition is part of the Time, Space, Existence show organized by the...
IHBE to participate in the 2023 Venice Biennale
The Institute for Health in the Built Environment will be contributing to an exhibition on Transpecies Design, curated by College of Design Dean Adrian Parr, in the 2023 Venice Biennale. The Institute will feature over a decade of work by the Biology and the Built...
Agriculture in the Built Environment: IHBE Awarded Grant
Crops on rooftops, walls, and inside buildings? We want to find out what's possible for growing food in cities, and what barriers are stopping urban agriculture. Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach has been awarded nearly a million dollars from the USDA to provide solutions for...
The Gardener Microbiome: New Paper
What types of bacteria, fungi, and viruses inhabit garden soil? Does gardening without gloves affect your own skin microbiome? In 2019, BioBE’s Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach received a prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship from the USDA National Institute of Food and...
New Paper: Temporary Establishment of Bacteria from Indoor Plant Leaves and Soil on Human Skin
That plant you have on your desk? You are in relationship with it- well, microbially at least. Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach at BioBE is working to understand relationships between plant microbes and people. Humans have always been close to the microbial communities in plants...
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Article on the use of virtual screens published in LEUKOS
An article co-authored by Siobhan Rockcastle, Galen Sollom-Brotherton Whalen, Aaron Milgrim, and Robert Davis titled, “The Use of Virtual Screens in Perceptual Studies on Electric Light: A Comparison Between 2D, Panoramic, Cardboard, and Head-Mounted Displays” has...
Article on health and energy tradeoffs for a luminaire level lighting control system published in Energy and Buildings
A new journal article by Siobhan Rockcastle and Alen Mahic was just published in Energy and Buildings. This paper introduces a digital simulation workflow that calculates annual eye-level illuminance and energy demand from daylight and electric lighting sources and...
Build Health 2023 event announced, November 3rd, 5-8PM
Our annual research consortium event, Build Health, is a time during which we convene a diverse transdisciplinary group from academia, industry, government, and non-profit sectors to present and share research at the intersection of health for individuals,...
Microbiomes of garden vs supermarket produce and effects on the human gut microbiome
Did you know that every day, we eat billions of microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses) inhabiting our food? According to Wasserman et al. (2019), a single apple harbors about 100,000,000 bacteria, not to mention an unquantified number of fungi, viruses, and other...