Many have spent much of their career studying disasters—how people perceive risk, how institutions communicate, and why preparedness so often falls short of good intentions. But this study forced me ...

Karen Layng helped lay the new strategic foundation for the EMDC program. Today, she serves on its Industry Advisory Board and as an instructor educating future leaders in the built environment sector ...

Not everyone in New York thinks about the built environment constantly, but as the president and CEO of a 104-year-old organization that advocates for best practices in the building industry, it’s ...

Becoming a 'Better, More Well-Rounded Version of Myself' Drafting New Blueprints Building Better Lives Through Design Becoming a Better Leader ...

People spend most of their time in spaces and structures designed, built, and managed by humans. The factors that affect the environments within buildings, the ways in which building characteristics ...

Biophilic design supports the health and wellbeing of individuals by connecting people to nature. This includes incorporating elements of the natural world into indoor environments, increasing natural ...

Two new studies from the Fairbanks School of Public Health on Indiana University's Indianapolis campus examined the link between health behaviors, the built environment, and the health status of ...

As energy demand accelerates at a previously unimaginable pace, the question becomes: "How do we generate more power?" While expanding generation capacity is vital for long-term energy security, it’s ...

America’s built environment does not fit who we are as humans, but we can turn this around with reforming land use planning. This portable furnace could stop coronavirus in its tracks Researchers ...

Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe famously quipped that “God is in the details,” and though he was referring to a job well done, we are inclined to co-opt his sentiment for another purpose: There is ...