by Mira | Jul 26, 2021 | Events, News, Team Members
Website View Kickstarter FollowFollow Do you work in a naturally-lit office? You probably have an issue with screen glare. The current fix? Put down the shades and turn on the lights, which undermines energy efficiency. Our Director Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg and a...
by Mira | Jul 5, 2021 | News, Publication, Research
Ever wondered how that fir trim in your house might be impacting you? What about the microbial community on your concrete basement wall? Probably not, but it’s our job to see how building materials may influence health. We looked at 4 different building...
by Mira | Jul 5, 2021 | News, Publication, Research
Can your hospital, apartment, hotel, or office protect you from viral particles in other rooms? We are working on it! In the wake of COVID-19, new ways are needed to track and subdue airborne viruses. Besides wind and breath, the mechanical movers of air, like A/C,...
by Mira | Jun 21, 2021 | News, Research, Team Members
“The translation of research to innovation led by your group to address urgent challenges presented by COVID-19 are commendable and represent an incredible amount of dedication, creative thinking, and leadership.” -Cassandra Moseley, Interim Vice President...
by Mira | May 27, 2021 | News
In our ongoing work to design sustainable, efficient, and healthy buildings, we have a new publication out that talks about the future of healthy buildings, informed by a history of design and our current design problems and questions that have blossomed from the...
by Mira | May 27, 2021 | News
As part of our Open Home Project, an interdisciplinary and research driven response to the U.S. housing crisis, we are working to make affordable, efficient and climate resilient housing readily available. From water reclamation systems to energy storage, we are...