May 6, 2019
Remembering George Rolfe
George Rolfe, the founder of real estate education at the University of Washington, passed away April 30, 2019 at 81 years old. A celebration of his life will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church (1217 6th Ave, Seattle, WA) on June 2, 2019 at 2:00 pm followed by a reception. George Rolfe, the first director…
April 23, 2019
Husky Builders Go For Gold in Green Energy Challenge
Students from the College of Built Environments’ Construction Management department are once again participating in the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Green Energy Challenge. A team of six junior level students calling themselves “Husky Builders” are competing against teams from all over the county in this annual competition co-sponsored by Electri International. The team’s approach…
April 16, 2019
Meet our College’s 2019 #Husky100
Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students from Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the UW. The Husky 100 actively connect what happens inside and outside of the classroom and apply what they learn to make a difference…
April 11, 2019
Bellevue named national “Outstanding Community Partner” for Livable City Year Partnership
In a partnership with the University of Washington expected to generate out-of-the-box solutions to civic challenges, the City of Bellevue has been named Outstanding Community Partner by a national group of universities. All 31 schools in the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Network (EPIC-N)are working together with cities to improve livability and sustainability for their…
April 2, 2019
Elizabeth Ayer was a pioneer in 20th-century architecture
Washington State’s first registered female architect left her legacy all over the Puget Sound Meg van Huygen | Curbed Seattle | Original Post Elizabeth Ayer began her architecture career in 1918, while still a student at the University of Washington, with a job at the offices of prominent local architect Edwin Ivey. This started Ayer’s illustrious practice—which included becoming…
March 20, 2019
Relocating for climate change
Managed retreat due to rising seas is a public health issue By Jackson Holtz |UW News | Read the original post Sea-level rise associated with climate change is a concern for many island and coastal communities. While the dangers may seem far off for large coastal cities like Miami or New Orleans, the advancing oceans…
February 20, 2019
Designing for Resilience
How a design studio at the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments engaged students in defining strategies for a community to evolve amidst disruptions. Seattle is one of the fastest growing cities in the country– a hub of innovation with a thriving economy. Yet, this rapid growth challenges the capacity of the city to…
February 1, 2019
Building equity: A talk with Renée Cheng, new dean of the UW College of Built Environments
Renée Cheng comes to the University of Washington from the University of Minnesota, where she was professor and associate dean of its school of architecture and design. A licensed architect, Cheng is a leader in the American Institute of Architects and advocates for equity in the architecture field and practices related to the built environment. She…
January 16, 2019
$250,000 gift from NBBJ to the UW College of Built Environments will advance applied research in the built environment
NBBJ – a global architecture, planning and design firm – will donate a quarter of a million dollars to establish a ground breaking partnership with the University of Washington’s (UW) College of Built Environments (CBE). The gift will forge multiple relationships over many years, touching faculty, students and researchers who advance knowledge of our understanding…
December 4, 2018
‘Carbon accountability’: UW architecture professor Kate Simonen sees progress in work to reduce embodied carbon in construction materials
Peter Kelley UW News “We acknowledge that we hold this world in trust and recognize the immediate threat climate change and its impacts pose to current and future generations,” reads a statement signed this fall by more than 100 construction-related companies and nonprofits. Kate Simonen “We must act urgently and collaboratively to transform the built environment…
