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'Growing Impact' podcast by IEE examines relationship between housing, energy, justice
Emily Rosenman, assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Esther Obonyo, director of the Global Building Network and associate professor in the College of Engineering, are investigating what an energy transition could look like in Cleveland, a city with substantial segregation, many low-income people, and a large rental housing community.
Students bring international focus to Pittsburgh’s high-performance buildings
Students from South West College, Northern Ireland, joined Penn State students in Pittsburgh to learn best practices in energy efficient design during the High-Performance Building Summer Camp, a joint initiative between the Penn State Center Pittsburgh, Penn State-led Global Building Network (GBN), South West College and the Green Building Alliance in Pittsburgh.
Wangda Zuo joins Global Building Network & Department of Architectural Engineering
Wangda Zuo joined the Penn State College of Engineering as a professor of architectural engineering. He also serves as associate director of research for the Global Building Network.
In touch with: Esther Obonyo — On building sustainable, safe, global communities
Esther Obonyo, associate professor of engineering design and architectural engineering, leads the Global Building Network, an initiative of Penn State and the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) aimed at advancing building science, construction, and management to accomplish Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Applications open for high-performance building summer camp for college students
Applications are open for the inaugural High-Performance Building Summer Camp, an intensive three-week program that introduces participants to the design and construction principles of more sustainable, more efficient and healthier buildings.
Penn State, UN Economic Commission for Europe renew Global Building Network
With the goal of creating an international framework to make buildings more sustainable, more efficient and healthier, Penn State and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) renewed the Global Building Network (GBN), coordinated through the College of Engineering, for another three years.
Global Building Network online bibliography produced by University Libraries
Penn State University Libraries’ Open Publishing unit recently published a digital bibliography, Global Building Network, which houses resources to support the Global Building Network (GBN), a joint initiative between Penn State and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Penn State professor named founding director of Global Building Network
Esther Obonyo, associate professor of engineering design and architectural engineering in Penn State’s College of Engineering, has been named director of the Global Building Network (GBN). She will be working as part of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment.
Penn State-led Global Building Network at forefront of building performance
A large-scale interdisciplinary effort led by Penn State, called the Global Building Network, is underway to create high-performance buildings, which are buildings capable of achieving net-zero carbon-based energy usage while increasing occupant performance and reducing health risks.
Penn State to lead new Global Building Network
Penn State has been asked by the United Nations to lead a global network to advance building science, construction processes and building management. The network aims to create an international framework that will make buildings more sustainable, more efficient and healthier to live and work in.
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