Who we Are
The Institute for Health in the Built Environment was founded by three research laboratories at the University of Oregon: Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory, Biology and the Built Environment Center, and Baker Lighting Lab.
The long-standing collaboration between these three seemingly disparate fields became the model for what the Institute hopes to achieve. Not only do these research laboratories share workspace, research tools, and personnel; they share ideas and a new way of conceptualizing the solution to a problem. Formed in the spirit of this collaborative strategy, the Institute for Health in the Built Environment seeks to broaden the network of researchers and practitioners such that issues concerning health, comfort, and sustainability in the human ecosystem are addressed in a way that benefits our work, our community, and our planet.
STAFF
Mark Fretz
Interim Director, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture
Siobhan Rockcastle
Associate Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture; Chair, Baker Lighting Laboratory
Gwynne Mhuireach
Research Assistant Professor, BioBE, ESBL
Dale Northcutt
Senior Research Assistant II, ESBL
Jason Stenson
Senior Research Assistant I, ESBL
Alen Mahic
Research Associate, ESBL
Alexandra Rempel
Associate Professor, Department of Architecture