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Matthew Trowbridge MD MPH

Research Preview: Review of Health Language in LEED
By Matthew Trowbridge MD MPH on 20 Nov 2013 • openbook 1 minute read
With grant funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the US Green Building Council and researchers from the University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVA) are conducting a systematic descriptive analysis of the representation of health and wellness wi …
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Chris Pyke, PhD

Human Health, Wellness, and Experience
By Chris Pyke, PhD on 04 Nov 2013 • openbook 7 minute read
For two decades, the green building movement has been propelled by a shared vision for market transformation.  This vision was largely drawn from the energy efficiency community, and it has been rooted in two essential elements: (1) a shared definition of green buildin …
There isn’t yet a well-defined, professional niche focused expressly on the human experience of place.
Adele Houghton

Introducing the Climate + Health Resilience Collections on GBIG
By Adele Houghton on 26 Sep 2013 • openbook 4 minute read
Extreme weather events such as heat waves and floods do not affect everyone equally. Some populations are more at risk than others of disease, injury, and death because of the unique combination of social, economic, demographic, and environmental characteristics of the …
Number of LEED Certified Projects in Travis County (2001-2012) Overlaid on Austin Heat Vulnerability Index
Sean McMahon

As World Heats Up, Heat Map Tells Us Who is Most Vulnerable
By Sean McMahon on 18 Jun 2013 • openbook 2 minute read
It has been widely reported that 2012 was the hottest year on record in the continental United States. This year has not been much different with NOAA recently reporting that not only was June 2013 one of the hottest month's of June ever, it represented the 340th straig …
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