Buildings account for 40-50% of our national energy consumption and
cause 40-50% of the carbon dioxide emissions. Improving the energy
performance of buildings through better design represents one of the
most promising opportunities to make radical near-term reductions in
consumption and emissions.
The PhD in Design interest in sustainability includes research
collaborations with the College of Engineering in advanced modeling
systems for simulating the performance of built environments and in
sustainable energy and material exchanges, ranging in scale from
building components and subsystems to strategies for cities.
Special research interest in natural learning
Increasing numbers of children are losing contact with the natural
world through childcare that does not support children’s development
needs; rapid growth of domestic air-conditioning; apprehensive parents
who keep children close to home; state-mandated curricula that do not
allow time for study outdoors; and the overly structured, harried
lifestyle of today’s children.
The PhD in Design interest in natural learning focuses on research
that informs the design of stimulating places for play, learning, and
environmental education.
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