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Ethics and the Built Environment Symposium November 15-16, 2016 Gallery Architecture Building The symposium “Ethics and the Built Environment” aims to gain deeper understanding of the relationship between ethics and the built environment, especially within the rapid pace of cultural and technological production, agricultural challenges, and climate change in our contemporary world; to promote the […]

Polices for Action (P4A) announced today that Sherry Ahrentzen, principal investigator from the University of Florida, along with Lynne Dearborn, co-principal investigator from the University of Illinois, received $248,250 in grant funding for a research project. This research will examine how states are using incentives and other program criteria to advance healthier housing for low-income

Ruth Steiner, Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, will be presenting at the 2016 UF Fulbright Pechakucha Presentations. Date: Thursday, October 20, 2016 Time: 5:30 PM Place: UF International Center (located in the Hub) *PECHAKUCHA is a presentation format in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each. Presentations are concise

Please join us as we “Zumba” to raise money for the UF Campaign for Charities!      October 20, 2016      4 to 5 p.m.      Architecture Building Atrium

Over the summer, Robert J. Ries, Director of the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management, was promoted to the rank of Professor at the University of Florida. During his tenure at the college, Ries has long contributed to the Rinker School and to the greater community as a scholar, administrator, educator and advocate for Green Building,

Ravi Srinivasan, Assistant Professor in the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management, traveled to South Africa over the summer where he conducted a three-day training on EnergyPlus in Pretoria, as well as presented at the Smart Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technology Meeting organized by the South African Energy Development Institute and presented to the

Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) announced that Kristin Larsen, Director at the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, completed the 2016 HERS Denver Summer Institute, June 13-25, 2016, along with 62 women leaders across the country. “The numerous workshops considerably broadened my understanding of administration at the university level and will enhance my work in the

  Kristin Larsen, Director at the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, recently released a book in September titled Community Architect: The Life and Vision of Clarence S. Stein. The biography examines the architect, housing visionary, regionalist and policymaker’s projects and legacy as a proponent of the “garden city” for a modern age. Stein was among