by Mark Fretz | Jun 11, 2019 | News, Presentation
Professor Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg went to Capitol Hill today to testify before the transportation committee about healthy buildings, building resilience and energy conservation, arguing that additional metrics to explore non-energy benefits will make federal...
by Mira | May 3, 2019 | News
The Institute is excited to introduce Hickok Cole, our newest Consortium Member. Hickok Cole is a forward-focused design practice firm, connecting bold ideas, diverse expertise, and partners with a vision: to do work that matters. Hickok Cole works on projects from...
by Mira | Mar 1, 2019 | News, Publication
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...
by Mira | Feb 12, 2019 | News, Publication, Research
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 language and...
by Mira | Dec 29, 2018 | News, Publication, Research
After reading this, you might think twice about hand washing after your workout. Dr, Erica Hartmann, of Northwestern University, and Dr. Ashkaan Fahimipour, of BioBE, have been heading a study on the relationships between gyms, anti-microbial chemicals, and antibiotic...
by Mira | Oct 18, 2018 | News, Publication, Research
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...
