Alison Kwok advocates for natural ventilation in the New York Times. To read "Bringing in the Big Fans" go here.

  Malibu Magazine's 10 x 10 explores the same 10 questions from 10 people.   Read here about how this relates to the BioBE Center.

BioBE Center research was featured on the TED Blog today. As a part of the interview, the following question was posed by Jessica Green: Probiotics, like yogurt, are known to support healthy gut microbes. How could we apply this idea support a healthy house, subway,...

BioBE staff toured Lillis Hall on the University of Oregon campus and saw firsthand an innovative high-performance building from intake to exhaust. Lillis is both naturally ventilated and air-conditioned and has been estimated to have energy performance 45% better...

BioBE members Ann Womack and Tim O'Connor recently attended the Amazon-PIRE Symposium and Workshop at the Biosphere 2 in Tucson, AZ.  There they met with colleagues from the University of Arizona, Harvard forest, the University of São Paolo, and a number of other...

The BioBE Center is currently seeking two postdoctoral researchers to explore fundamental questions in microbial ecology and evolution. Postdoctoral Position in Phylogenetic Ecology and Computational Genomics: Applicants should have a PhD with extensive training in...

ESBL has recently purchased an infrared camera. This important tool allows us to visualize and analyze surface temperatures in buildings. Surface temperature is driven by conduction, convection, and radiation and has consequences for microbial habitat. The camera also...

  BioBE center graduate student Ann Womack attended the “Workshop on Microbial Sampling in the Indoor Environment” sponsored by the Sloan Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, MD on...

Jessica Green presented BioBE Center work at CleanMed 2011 during the First Annual Research Exchange on Advancing Patient, Worker and Environmental Safety and Sustainability in the Health Care Sector in Phoenix on April 6, 2011.  This was an awesome exchange of ideas...

Jessica Green from the BioBE Center recently checked out the exhibition a_show @ Architekturzentrum Wien (Architecture Museum of Vienna).  What stood out what the great celebration of natural light and natural ventilation in many of the designs.  The building below...

The creative quality of our work is greatly enriched by the quality of our graduate students. New to the Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory is Max Moriyama. As a graduate student in the Department of Architecture, Max is particularly well-suited for BioBE.  Max...

BioBE Center Director Jessica Green enjoyed TED2011 last week as a Senior TED2011 Fellow.  Highlights of the meeting included interacting with Frances Bronet, Dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon and talks presented by street...

ESBL visited the Evonuk Environmental Physiology Core facility, within the Department of Physiology at the University of Oregon, to learn about the mechanical systems being used and the chamber itself. This environmental chamber has similarities to the one being...

In an effort to foster a more open, transparent and accessible scientific dialogue, Google has started a new effort aimed at inspiring pioneering use of technology, new media and computational thinking in the communication of science to diverse audiences. Initially,...

BioBE Center is having a conversation with Tore Land , Director of the Ecomagination Challenge at General Electric. The question: What are the best ideas for alternative energy management at home? Read about it: http://www.ted.com/