Institute for Health in the Built Environment
@UO_IHBE
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We conduct research where architecture, biology, medicine, chemistry and engineering intersect, and translate it into practice through a consortium of partners.
Portland, OR
Joined April 2018
Take our survey for a pioneering urban agriculture initiative! We're exploring building-integrated agriculture, aiming to boost food security. Your anonymous input will help us understand barriers, benefits, and strategies in project design. #uolandarch
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New Paper 📣 That house plant on your desk is colonizing your skin with microbes- until you wash your hands.🌿 Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach's research on the relationship between plant bacteria and human skin is published in Environmental Microbiome. Read it here:
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Check out the white paper from NetZED lab on the impact of school facilities on student engagement and learning. Can plants enhance testing outcomes? What about ventilation and windows? Read the paper here:
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This document outlines, catalogs, and summarizes a framework of literature that highlights the impact of school of facilities and classroom environments on student engagement and learning. The NetZED
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#NEW A novel VOC breath tracer method to evaluate indoor respiratory exposures in the near- and far-fields; implications for the spread of respiratory viruses https://t.co/99CYRu5A96
#OpenAccess #RespiratoryDisease #IndoorAir
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New publication out in @JExpSciEnvEpi on the spread of respiratory #viruses - evaluating the implications of indoor respiratory exposures > 6ft and < 6ft. Read it here: https://t.co/DrlsWjdDjI
#COVID19 #pandemics #buildhealth
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Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology - A novel VOC breath tracer method to evaluate indoor respiratory exposures in the near- and far-fields; implications for the spread of...
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We are glad to announce that @mark_fretz is the interim director of #IHBE! We are excited to continue researching, building, and designing a healthier #builtenvironment Read @DrAdrianParr's announcement here: https://t.co/5szmnr6ZRP
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Congratulations to @Wymelenberg who is headed to @UNLarchitecture to be the new Dean! Read more about @Wymelenberg's departure here: https://t.co/kl3kOrudM8
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Imagine crops on every city rooftop! New proposal submitted on Building-Integrated Agriculture by our research assistant prof Gwynne Mhuireach! Read more about BIA and our goals: https://t.co/CdIvOR8QOX
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Two programs out of the UO College of Design have been awarded over $16 million by the Economic Development Administration to expand their research into mass timber.
news.uoregon.edu
The grant will expand acoustics research to help advance mass timber construction
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@uoregondesign Judith Shiene & @mark_fretz will lead $2M+ in research on #MassTimber #AffordableHousing Prototyping with @TallWoodDesign @UO_IHBE
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@UO_Research & @uoregondesign will construct the Oregon Acoustics Research Laboratory (OARL) for $18.75M with $14.6M coming from @US_EDA & additional support from @BusinessOregon & @uoregon in collaboration with @TallWoodDesign @UO_IHBE
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.@SecRaimondo announces 21 winners for EDA’s #BuildBackBetter Regional Challenge. Our #BBBRC awardees will catalyze emerging industries and prepare our #workforce with bold investments into our nation’s economic future. Industries covered: https://t.co/BIyv02qDSe
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Learn about $16M award from @US_EDA #BBBRC 2 @uoregondesign. Award will help build #AffordableHousing prototypes & #AcousticsLab #OARL w @TallWoodDesign @UO_IHBE @UO_Research @BusinessOregon
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The grant will expand acoustics research to help advance mass timber construction
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On average, Americans spend 70% of the day indoors. What is the quality of the #indoorair we breathe, and how can we manage it? Join Prof. @Wymelenberg for this workshop on improving indoor air quality management to reduce airborne pathogen transmission: https://t.co/8ChhIXHhPs
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Professor Judith Sheine, Director of Design at TallWood and collaborator of IHBE, shared with the @ClimateCrisis the innovative research on housing, climate and resilience being conducted at @uoregondesign along with other great collaborators in the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition!
Building innovation can support climate-smart forestry🌲 @climatecrisis members visited the @portofportland and spoke with @HaciendaCDC and the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition about the development of a mass timber manufacturing facility and workforce training center at Terminal 2
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A Taskshade in the wilderness of New York! Check out our interview with @TaskShade_ designer Peter Van Liefde. https://t.co/u8rjtbR4WS
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Join our consortium and attend our exclusive 2022 Build Health Symposium on Transpecies Design; Beyond the Built. June 16 & 17. https://t.co/V3qJUXzVOZ Deadline to register for the in-person event is May 27th! https://t.co/I5mPmEmYqv
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Check out our conversation with @mSystemsJ on the Pandemic Built Environment #covid #health #healthydesign
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Excited to share our new preprint "A novel VOC breath tracer method to evaluate indoor respiratory exposures in the near- and far-fields" @mark_fretz J.Stenson @LaguerreAurelie @CorsIAQ @Wymelenberg @etgall @UO_Research @UO_IHBE @MaseehCollege @UCDavisCOE
https://t.co/1MvsxgB5IG
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Several studies suggest that far-field transmission (> 6 ft) explains the significant number of COVID-19 superspreading outbreaks. Therefore, quantitative evaluation of near- and far-field exposure...
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The Oregon Mass Timber Coalition Site Launched! Check it out to learn about the @PortOfPortland innovation hub, which will produce mass plywood panels to build affordable homes for communities in need! https://t.co/NukNDlDegB
#masstimber #portlandhousing #AffordableHousing
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