Congratulations to Interim Director Mark Fretz!

Congratulations to Interim Director Mark Fretz!

Our very own Mark Fretz is now the interim director of IHBE. Congratulations Mark! See the letter from the Dean of the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, Adrian Parr: Dear colleagues and friends, It is with tremendous excitement that I write to you...
Congratulations to Dean Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg

Congratulations to Dean Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg

 IHBE Director Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg has accepted a new position as Dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska and will begin the new role January 2023. We wish him well on his new journey, as he leaves with a legacy of significant work that...
Growing Food on Buildings? New Proposal Submitted

Growing Food on Buildings? New Proposal Submitted

Imagine a city with crops on every rooftop. This might seem odd at first, but 80% of food will be consumed in cities by 2050, which means city-goers need to become city-growers if we want to have resilience in the wake of food supply chain shortages. During the...