All (246) Alumni & Partners (33)Architecture (77)Climate (32)Construction Management (30)Dean (18)Faculty (69)Honors & Awards (33)In the Media (81)Landscape Architecture (42)News (56)Real Estate (36)Research (50)Students (50)Urban Design & Planning (45) Research (50) Finding Your Place: How unaffordable housing drives homelessness Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate, joined NPR's Marketplace Morning Report to discuss the common myths believed to be the primary drivers of homelessness versus the actually demonstrated linkages between housing demand and pricing despite the varied wealth of cities. | Marketplace Morning Report Read More University of Washington is a core member of newly announced New York Climate Exchange UW will be a core member of a consortium led by Stony Brook University that will build and operate The New York Climate Exchange – a carbon-neutral international hub focused on climate action and adaptation. | UW News Read More Don’t take concrete for granite: the secret research life of CBE Department of Construction Management Assistant Professor and concrete materials researcher Fred Aguayo Concrete can sequester carbon, and the cement that glues its components together has been used since antiquity. Now, CBE professor Fred Aguayo is introducing students to the complex world of concrete research. Read More Urban@UW Announces the 2023 Research to Action Collaboratory Inaugural Cohort Urban@UW is excited to announce the project teams selected for the inaugural cohort of the Research to Action Collaboratory (RAC). Throughout the next 18 months, Urban@UW will work with these teams and provide seed funds, dedicated time to build team cohesion and collaboration skills, and foster opportunities for peer support and shared resources and learning. Read More $2 million award from National Science Foundation will support team to develop 3D printed microorganisms for sustainable construction materials An interdisciplinary research team, including University of Washington Associate Professor of Architecture Gundula Proksch, received $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program. The funding will be used to combine engineered microorganisms with 3D printing to create materials for sustainable built environments. Read More Urban@UW launches the Research to Action Collaboratory, with initial funding from the Bullitt Foundation, to help collaborations achieve greater impact The Research to Action Collaboratory (RAC), seeded by a catalytic $500,000 grant from the Bullitt Foundation, will bring together teams of UW scholars and community partners and support them with seed funds, intensive workshops to build team cohesion and collaboration skills, and peer support through the project cycles. Read More Q&A: Exploring how the design of the built environment affects our health and well-being The recently published second edition of "Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Well-being, Equity, and Sustainability" explores how the design of houses, schools, workplaces, streets, parks, transportation systems, and urban form, affect our health and well-being. Read More UW expert says the housing market is the key factor causing homelessness In this interview with KUOW, Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate, discusses his new book "Homelessness is a Housing Problem" and offers insight into how Seattle's homelessness crisis might be addressed. | KUOW Read More Homeless in America The homelessness crisis continues to get worse. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate, discusses his research on why we see variation in homelessness across U.S. cities. | The New York Times Read More Search Results Navigation Page 01 02 03 04 05 06
