by Mira | Nov 8, 2022 | News, Publication, Research
What if every building you entered was filtering out airborne pathogens, harmful particulates, and actively monitoring the microbial particles in the air all while saving energy? We have a new paper out on how standards can be updated to require safer air in energy...
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 Mark Fretz | Mar 24, 2021 | News
The University of Oregon Biology and the Built Environment Center (BioBE Center) has conducted extensive research using Thermo Fisher Scientific’s AerosolSense air sampler. AerosolSense is an active air sampler that pulls 200 L/minute of room air into the unit for...
by Mark Fretz | Dec 16, 2020 | News
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the role that built environments play in transmitting the disease has become clear and caused a focused effort on eliminating the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen from built environments. However, in a recent article by Caroline Winter at Bloomberg...
by Mark Fretz | Jul 14, 2020 | News
The University of Oregon’s Institute for Health in the Built Environment and Biology and the Built Environment Center have been developing a blueprint for saving lives and livelihoods by revealing the unseen in buildings through strategic building environmental...
