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Women in Construction Week with headshots of Darlene Septelka and Lingzi Wu Women in Construction Management: Charting a Path Forward Women in construction management: charting a path forward By Darlene Septelka and Lingzi Wu University of Washington As the industry celebrates Women in Construction Week, it’s a great time for us to reflect on the progress that has been made … Read More
A drawn map of Daybreak Star Tim Lehman and the Regeneration of the Daybreak Star Property After Native Americans occupied Fort Lawton—today part of Seattle’s Discovery Park—in a peaceful protest in the early 1970s, the city negotiated a long-term leaseback of 20 acres of the 534-acre site with the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation. “The … Read More
ELiS diagram $2 million award from National Science Foundation will support team to develop 3D printed microorganisms for sustainable construction materials An interdisciplinary research team led by University of Washington Chemistry Professor Alshakim Nelson 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 … Read More
Duwamish River UW receives $1.2M climate change research grant from EPA Catherine De Almeida, assistant professor of landscape architecture, is part of the interdisciplinary UW team working on a community-based project researching ways to preserve water, soil and sediment along the Duwamish River, famously polluted by decades of industrial contamination. SEATTLE … Read More
King County's video on UW Green Futures Lab floating wetland UW’s Green Futures Lab: Building wetlands to sustain salmon Check out this great video from King County summarizing our Duwamish floating wetland project! The Green Futures Lab strives to create habitat and cleaner waterways through the use of floating wetlands. As Mason says, they’re “nature’s kidneys,” and are highly … Read More
Tess Wakasugi-Don Empowering Women in Construction with Tess Wakasugi-Don Learn about the Puget Sound Business Journal’s ’40 under 40′ recipient and first female principal of GLY Construction Tess Wakasugi-Don in an interview hosted by Jeff McCann and Lisa Benjamin as part of Runstad’s Real Leaders in Real Estate series.… Read More
Black History Month Honoring Black History Month As we enter February, the CBE Diversity Council is proud to acknowledge and celebrate one of the most integral parts of the United States’ history. Black History Month serves to remember important people and events that shaped this country, an … Read More
Birds eye view of Kirkland Google’s exit from big Seattle-area project shows fleeting relationship between tech and communities In the suburban community of Kirkland, Wash., where Google established its original beachhead in the Seattle area, the tech giant had big plans to expand even further. The City of Kirkland was counting on Google to be the “catalyst project” … Read More
Snow on the UW campus at the back of Architecture Hall From the Dean: January 2023 Dear CBE Community, After adopting our strategic framework nearly two years ago in 2021, the beginning of the year offers us a great opportunity to reflect and celebrate on what we have accomplished so far and where we plan to … Read More